A Tale of Two Cities

Express Classics are a quick way into some of the most exciting classic novels. A Tale of Two Cities is Dickens' tale of London and Paris leading up to, and during the dramatic upheavals of the French Revolution. After being released from Bastille prison, Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, in London. When Lucie falls in love with and marries a French émigré, terrors return to haunt the family as France suffers the convulsions of revolution.