A Tale of Two Cities (version 3)

Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

A Tale of Two Cities 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 ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature. 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 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickens' 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. Dickens' previous novels had appeared only as monthly instalments. The first weekly instalment of A Tale of Two Cities ran in the first issue of All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Book the First—Recalled to Life: Part 1 Bob Neufeld
01:02:01
Play 02 Book the First—Recalled to Life: Part 2 Bob Neufeld
00:56:15
Play 03 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 1 Bob Neufeld
01:02:55
Play 04 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 2 Bob Neufeld
00:59:55
Play 05 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 3 Bob Neufeld
01:01:11
Play 06 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 4 Bob Neufeld
01:00:56
Play 07 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 5 Bob Neufeld
00:51:48
Play 08 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 6 Bob Neufeld
00:54:10
Play 09 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 7 Bob Neufeld
00:57:19
Play 10 Book the Second - The Golden Thread: Part 8 Bob Neufeld
00:59:07
Play 11 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 1 Bob Neufeld
00:55:00
Play 12 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 2 Bob Neufeld
00:55:43
Play 13 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 3 Bob Neufeld
00:32:06
Play 14 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 4 Bob Neufeld
00:31:57
Play 15 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 5 Bob Neufeld
00:47:48
Play 16 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 6 Bob Neufeld
00:51:19
Play 17 Book The Third - The Track Of The Storm: Part 7 Bob Neufeld
00:45:59