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A Tale of Two Cities

Author:
Charles Dickens
Read by:
Paul Adams
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Ratings
Book
169
Narrator
53
Release Date
December 15, 2010
Duration
15 hours 32 minutes
Summary
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction.

The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized 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. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.
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Profile Avatar Russ Metge Feb 2017

Hard to follow because it's overly written. Tried to read this several times in college and couldn't get through the first chapter. Pushed through with the audio version and found it interesting, but never did finish it.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2020

This narrator was very good. I enjoyed his time and tempo in the reading of the story. His voice was clear and easy to understand. Very enjoyable

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2025

One of my favorite Dickens novels.

Profile Avatar Rondavooo Feb 2025

I can’t say enough about this book. It was beautiful, poignant, powerful. The characters felt very real. Idk why I haven’t read this before!

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2023

Great story well done

Profile Avatar Justinku Feb 2023

I’ve listened to 3 or 4 of the Charles Dickens books but this one is hard to follow And could not keep my attention Not sure if it is the way it was written or the narrator I did not finish, stopping about 4 hours in

Profile Avatar Mel Nov 2022

So well read. It is great but very descriptive novel and is so much easier to follow when read so clearly.

Profile Avatar S V. Nov 2022

Love the reader and love the book. Read the book and have listen to two audiobook presentations.

Profile Avatar Nanajudy Oct 2021

It was a lot to listen to and I sometimes had a hard time understanding what was going on, there were so many details! But I am 67 years old and have never read a lot of the classics because I did not like to read, so I am so thankful for audio books!

Profile Avatar Jonathon Hanson Sep 2021

Very hard to follow after the first book.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2021

Great book, excellent narration!!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2021

Brings history to life

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2021

I always wanted to read it but listening has been a real treat.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2021

The narrator was excellent

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2020

I don’t like the narrator. Poor accents and tone.

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens
Read by: Paul Adams
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