The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Charles Dickens Tale of Two Cities with well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks amongst the most famous works in the history of literary fiction. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. A Tale of Two Cities bookfollows the lives of several characters through these events. The 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. From April 1859 to November 1859, Dickens also republished the chapters as eight monthly sections in green covers. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly instalments. The first weekly instalment of A Tale of Two Cities paperback ran in the first issue of All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November. Dickens A Tale of Two Cities is a great book highly recommended to read .Subject: tale two of cities a book classics the penguin city dickens paperback in charles unabridged by guide hardcover leather americas and notes library study press kindle illustrated oxford audible dover everyman's abridged edition barnes ebook free vintage graphic novel great noble heritage junior bound large print modern norton cliff world puffin ronald coleman signet santo domingo new york after mormons catholics prestwick house version easton