Standalone novel · 1859
A Tale of Two Cities
Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, the novel follows Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who has given up his title, the woman he loves, Lucie Manette, and Sydney Carton, a dissolute lawyer who looks just like him.
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Book facts
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1859
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A Tale of Two Cities
2 recurring or key characters from Charles Dickens’s chart. Introduces Sydney Carton and Madame Defarge.
Lead 1
- Sydney CartonFirst appearanceDissolute barrister
Major 1
- Madame DefargeFirst appearanceKnitting revolutionary