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Founding TextsPublished 1859

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Pages

396

Difficulty

Demanding

Tone

Hushed

Chapters

45

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  1. Chapter I.
  2. Chapter Ii.
  3. Chapter Iii.
  4. Chapter Iv.
  5. Chapter V.
  6. Chapter Vi.
  7. Chapter I.
  8. Chapter Ii.
  9. Chapter Iii.
  10. Chapter Iv.
  11. Chapter V.
  12. Chapter Vi.
  13. Chapter Vii.
  14. Chapter Viii.
  15. Chapter Ix.
  16. Chapter X.
  17. Chapter Xi.
  18. Chapter Xii.
  19. Chapter Xiii.
  20. Chapter Xiv.
  21. Chapter Xv.
  22. Chapter Xvi.
  23. Chapter Xvii.
  24. Chapter Xviii.
  25. Chapter Xix.
  26. Chapter Xx.
  27. Chapter Xxi.
  28. Chapter Xxii.
  29. Chapter Xxiii.
  30. Chapter Xxiv.
  31. Chapter I.
  32. Chapter Ii.
  33. Chapter Iii.
  34. Chapter Iv.
  35. Chapter V.
  36. Chapter Vi.
  37. Chapter Vii.
  38. Chapter Viii.
  39. Chapter Ix.
  40. Chapter X.
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