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A tale of two cities

by Charles Dickens

Set during the French Revolution, this novel follows two Englishmen, Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, who fall in love with the same woman amidst the violence of the era.

Accession 11129 ISBN Publisher Ward, Lock & Co.
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