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Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

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Contents

Book 1: Recalled to Life
  1. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 1: The Period
  2. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 2: The Mail
  3. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 3: The Night Shadows
  4. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 4: The Preparation
  5. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 5: The Wine-Shop
  6. Book 1: Recalled to Life, Chapter 6: The Shoemaker
Book 2: The Golden Thread
  1. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 1: Five Years Later
  2. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 2: A Sight
  3. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 3: A Disappointment
  4. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 4: Congratulatory
  5. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 5: The Jackal
  6. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 6: Hundreds of People
  7. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 7: Monseigneur in Town
  8. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 8: Monseigneur in the Country
  9. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 9: The Gorgon's Head
  10. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 10: Two Promises
  11. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 11: A Companion Picture
  12. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 12: The Fellow of Delicacy
  13. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 13: The Fellow of No Delicacy
  14. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 14: The Honest Tradesman
  15. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 15: Knitting
  16. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 16: Still Knitting
  17. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 17: One Night
  18. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 18: Nine Days
  19. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 19: An Opinion
  20. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 20: A Plea
  21. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 21: Echoing Footsteps
  22. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 22: The Sea Still Rises
  23. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 23: Fire Rises
  24. Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 24: Drawn to the Loadstone Rock
Book 3: The Track of a Storm
  1. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 1: In Secret
  2. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 2: The Grindstone
  3. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 3: The Shadow
  4. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 4: Calm in Storm
  5. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 5: The Wood-Sawyer
  6. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 6: Triumph
  7. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 7: A Knock At the Door
  8. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 8: A Hand At Cards
  9. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 9: The Game Made
  10. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 10: The Substance of the Shadow
  11. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 11: Dusk
  12. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 12: Darkness
  13. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 13: Fifty-Two
  14. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 14: The Knitting Done
  15. Book 3: The Track of a Storm, Chapter 15: The Footsteps Die Out For Ever

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Charles Dickens. Digital source: Project Gutenberg, ebook 98. This reading text follows the edition used in our interactive reader.

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