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Read this classic tale of a love triangle between Lucia Manette, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Summary of the Book Doctor Manette is finally released after a long stay of eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille. He is reunited with his daughter Lucie Manette in England. Here, there are two men who are entangled because of their undying love for Lucie: Charles Darnay, and exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, an infamous English lawyer. They travel from the lanes of London to the streets of Paris during the peak of the Reign of Terror and soon fall under the fatal trap of La Guillotine. This is an edited version of the classic book by Charles Dickens: The Tale Of Two Cities. It uses the text as it had appeared in the book’s first serial publication, and contains the original illustrations by H. K. Browne. About Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was an English novelist, short story writer and social critic. He is best remembered for his prolific writing, and especially the novels: David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol and The Pickwick Papers. Considered the literary juggernaut of his age, Dickens constantly portrayed the poor and orphaned in his novels and stories, and touched upon the poor living situations which were rampant in those days. About Richard Maxwell This book is an edited version by Richard Maxwell. He has used the text as it had appeared in the book’s first serial publication with the original illustrations by H. K. Browne.