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A tale of two cities. Hard times for these times. Four volumes in one ..

Charles Dickens · 1870 · Scanned text

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English
Published
1870
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327,611 words · about 22 h 57 min
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42 reader sections
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Contents (42)
  1. Front matter about 2 min
  2. CHAPTER I. PaGR under 1 min
  3. Book The Second. The Golden Thread about 1 min
  4. Book The First about 1 min
  5. Book The Second. Reaping about 1 min
  6. Book. The Third. Garnering about 2 min
  7. Chapter I. The Period about 1 h 14 min
  8. BOOK THE SECOND. THE GOLDEN THREAD. te CHAPTER I about 10 min
  9. Chapter II. A Sight about 10 min
  10. Chapter III. A Disappointment about 21 min
  11. Chapter IV. Congratulatory about 19 min
  12. Chapter VI. Hundreds Of People about 20 min
  13. Chapter VII. Monsieur The Marquis In Town about 14 min
  14. Chapter VIII. Monsieur The Marquis In The Country about 8 min
  15. Chapter IX. The Gorgon’s Head about 18 min
  16. Chapter X. Two Promises about 13 min
  17. Chapter XI. A Companion Picture about 6 min
  18. Chapter XII. The Fellow Of Delicacy about 11 min
  19. Chapter XIII. The Fellow Of No Delicacy about 8 min
  20. Chapter XIV. The Honest Tradesman about 17 min
  21. Chapter XV. Knitting about 18 min
  22. Chapter XVI. Still Knitting about 25 min
  23. Chapter XVIII. Nine Days about 10 min
  24. Chapter XIX. An Opinion about 12 min
  25. Chapter XX. A Plea about 6 min
  26. Chapter XXI. Echoing Footsteps about 18 min
  27. Chapter XXII. The Sea Still Rises about 9 min
  28. Chapter XXIII. Fire Rises about 11 min
  29. Chapter XXIV. Drawn To The Loadstone Rock about 3 h 47 min
  30. Book The First. Sowing about 2 h 40 min
  31. Chapter I. Effects In The Bank about 33 min
  32. Chapter III. The Whelp about 8 min
  33. Chapter IV. Men And Brothers about 12 min
  34. Chapter V. Men And Masters about 11 min
  35. Chapter VI. Fading Away about 19 min
  36. Chapter VII. Gunpowder about 20 min
  37. Chapter VIII. Explosion about 20 min
  38. Chapter IX. Hearing The Last Of It about 13 min
  39. Chapter X about 7 min
  40. Chapter XI. Lower And Lower about 21 min
  41. Chapter I. Another Thing Needful about 53 min
  42. Book The Third. Garnering about 6 h 48 min

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Front matter

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CHAPTER I. PaGR

The Period ° ° ° . ° . ° ° r ry . 7 CHAPTER II.

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; CHAPTER III.

The Night Shadows A 4 x J : . : ‘ . ly CHAPTER IV.

The Wine-shop Moo SR ABTIAII C2, 4] . CHAPTER VI.

The Shoemaker = 4 : ° . e ° e - vi CONTENTS.

Book The Second. The Golden Thread

Five Years later A Sight

A Disappointment Congratulatory

The Jackal

Hundreds of People

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I. eo mt CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

Monsieur the Marquis in Town

CHAPTER VIII.

Monsieur the Marquis in the Country

The Gorgon’s Head .

Two Promises .

A Companion Picture The Fellow of Delicacy Uhe Fellow of No Delicac

The honest Tradesman

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

.CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

‘i CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CONTENTS. Vi

CHAPTER XVI. : PAGR Still Knitting pe sesh oUt a et a nie ssrr0i® wi meee CHAPTER XVII.

One Night ; . 258

CONTENTS OF VOLUME IL

CHAPTER «XVIII.

Nine Days sue waene ee ee | ° CHAPTER XIX.

An Opinion. : % : : ; F : - 16 | CHAPTER XX.

A Plea . A : : 3 : ‘ K ; 26 CHAPTER XXI.

Echoing Footsteps . aon mat oe ehh cas - 3l CHAPTER XXII.

The Sea still rises . - : e - ; : : , - 46 CHAPTER XXIII.

Fire arises : . , m : > : - 54 CHAPTER XXIV.

Drawn to the Loadstone Rock . : ; . we ee 64 BOOK THE THIRD.

THE TRACK OF A STORM.

CHAPTER I.

In Secret . ; : ; 4 x : P : “ : - 80 CHAPTER II.

The Grindstone a - : : A ee - - 90

Book The First

. SOWING.

SHAPTFR PAGE I. THe One Tuotnc NEEDFUL i ; Fs s Pa ays II. MurpERING THE INNOCENTS . 3 2 A ; 9 Ill. A LoorHo.e i ‘ é : : ; $ B Ae ely IV. Mr. BounpERBY . F : - - A : : 24 Ags THE KEY-NOTE ° ° e e . e e . 34

VI. SLEARY’s HORSEMANSHIP. ° ° 4 . “ 42 Wii-Mes..SPARsItT. : - 4 atla Se ‘ ‘ « 4.60 VUI. Never Wonper . - 4 ° 3 : : 69 IX. Sissy’s PrRoGREss. . : e+ SQomT) a 34 RTE X. STEPHEN BLACKPOOL . eae ° 3 : . 87

XI. No Way our. : . g ; p A - si hh

XII. Tur OLD WomaAN. 2 A 4 A : % 105 XIII. RAcHAEL . ° > A : A x ‘ : ee XIV. THE GREAT MANUFACTURER 5 “ A - A Abs:

XV. FATHER AND DAUGHTER . : - ‘ ‘ ; - 130 XVI. HussBAanp AND WIFE. : : A ; . - 140

Book The Second. Reaping

I. Errecrs IN THE BANK . ; ° JAS r é . 148

Il. Mr. James HARTHOUSE ; - A d » 166

Xi CONTENTS.

IV. MEN AND BROTHERS . . . ° ° . - 184 V. MEN AND MASTERS . ° . ° . ° ° - 194 VI. FADING AWAY . . ° . ° . ° - 203 VII. GuNPOWDER ee Ran eT ete cane ste ent eee Will. {EXPLOSION “Socret sets WOW. > a ees IX. HEARING THE LAST OF IT Mp te ‘ oto eee 253 X. Mrs. Sparsit’s STAIRCASE . - 4 ; - F264 Ai LOWEH: AND (LOWER UR a4 awe 4 Los bet Gas Mo eyed XII. Down . ; ‘ . sat Woe Ih ot OE one Ki 282

Book. The Third. Garnering

I. ANOTHER THING NEEDFUL . é : - 4 288 II. Very RitecuLious . : A ° i ; = o «297 III. Wrery DecimwEp . 5 3 : C ; é z . 809

CONTENTS OF VOLUME ILI..

V. Founp apres : 5 ies tie oe as 7 VI. Tue STARLIGHT . “ : guns Fea ae ‘oe VII. WHEvLP-HUNTING att Se ae aie ce Si getaet VIII. PxHritosopHican , ° RG eS : ~ A 47

IX. Frnau . X - ‘ a YQ 56

CONTENTS. xi

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PAGE Lying AWAKE . : ° ° : . ‘ ° - 65 THE Poor RELATION’s STORY . : . : ‘ 2 15 Tne CHriLp's StTory . ; - . . . ° , : 90 THE SCHOOLBOY’s STORY . ° . ° . ° ° $6 Noropy’s Srory ‘ ‘ - 3 : P A 110 THE GHOST OF ART. ; - ° ‘ . ‘ ° 118 Our or Town . - : : - ; ee Hil ie 128 OvuT OF THE SEASON . “ - “ , . ke 138 A Poor May’s TALE or A PATENT Ao Senate te ed LO

THE NoBLE SAVAGE . , ; 3 4 F ie L0G

A Fuieut . : : : A - : . ’ r a Ge Tuer DETECTIVE POLICE 3 3 < : : - Z . 181 THREE “ DerecrivE’’ ANECDOTES . : : , i 207

On Dury wits INSPECTOR FIELD : z ; 3 - 219 DOWN WITH THE TIDE. : : m . i - Ae ets)

A WALK IN A WORKHOUSE. : r r > 2 252

Prince Buti. A Farry TALE F 2 ° ‘ ° . 262 A PLATED ARTICLE r : . ° ‘ ° ° . - 270 Our HoNoRARLE FRIEND . oe ° ° : - 283 Our ScuHoon . A - ° rite er hea . 291 Our VESTRY 2 ease ° ° ° ° - 3801 Our Bore .. - : ; . ° ° ° ° * . 311

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

IN THREE BOOKS. ae a ee

Book The First. Recalled To Life

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