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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, a public-domain English classic presented in a clean, phone-friendly edition. Browse this historical classic free on Soma.

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01CHAPTER I. The Period# A TALE OF TWO CITIES02CHAPTER II. The Mail### CHAPTER II.03CHAPTER III. The Night Shadows### CHAPTER III.04CHAPTER IV. The Preparation### CHAPTER IV.05CHAPTER V. The Wine-shop### CHAPTER V.06CHAPTER VI. The Shoemaker### CHAPTER VI.07CHAPTER I. Five Years Later### CHAPTER I.08CHAPTER II. A Sight### CHAPTER II.09CHAPTER III. A Disappointment### CHAPTER III.10CHAPTER IV. Congratulatory### CHAPTER IV.11CHAPTER V. The Jackal### CHAPTER V.12CHAPTER VI. Hundreds of People### CHAPTER VI.13CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town### CHAPTER VII.14CHAPTER VIII. Monseigneur in the Country### CHAPTER VIII.15CHAPTER IX. The Gorgon’s Head### CHAPTER IX.16CHAPTER X. Two Promises### CHAPTER X.17CHAPTER XI. A Companion Picture### CHAPTER XI.18CHAPTER XII. The Fellow of Delicacy### CHAPTER XII.19CHAPTER XIII. The Fellow of No Delicacy### CHAPTER XIII.20CHAPTER XIV. The Honest Tradesman### CHAPTER XIV.21CHAPTER XV. Knitting### CHAPTER XV.22CHAPTER XVI. Still Knitting### CHAPTER XVI.23CHAPTER XVII. One Night### CHAPTER XVII.24CHAPTER XVIII. Nine Days### CHAPTER XVIII.25CHAPTER XIX. An Opinion### CHAPTER XIX.26CHAPTER XX. A Plea### CHAPTER XX.27CHAPTER XXI. Echoing Footsteps### CHAPTER XXI.28CHAPTER XXII. The Sea Still Rises### CHAPTER XXII.29CHAPTER XXIII. Fire Rises### CHAPTER XXIII.30CHAPTER XXIV. Drawn to the Loadstone Rock### CHAPTER XXIV.31CHAPTER I. In Secret### CHAPTER I.32CHAPTER II. The Grindstone### CHAPTER II.33CHAPTER III. The Shadow### CHAPTER III.34CHAPTER IV. Calm in Storm### CHAPTER IV.35CHAPTER V. The Wood-Sawyer### CHAPTER V.36CHAPTER VI. Triumph### CHAPTER VI.37CHAPTER VII. A Knock at the Door### CHAPTER VII.38CHAPTER VIII. A Hand at Cards### CHAPTER VIII.39CHAPTER IX. The Game Made### CHAPTER IX.40CHAPTER X. The Substance of the Shadow### CHAPTER X.41CHAPTER XI. Dusk### CHAPTER XI.42CHAPTER XII. Darkness### CHAPTER XII.43CHAPTER XIII. Fifty-two### CHAPTER XIII.44CHAPTER XIV. The Knitting Done### CHAPTER XIV.45CHAPTER XV. The Footsteps Die Out For Ever### CHAPTER XV.