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Better to leave my good memories from high school intact. Oct. 2021</div><div id="rfd_273623610" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_273623610"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_273623610" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_273623610" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_273623610"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Cheryl_in_CC_NV" target="_top">Cheryl_in_CC_NV</a> | Oct 18, 2024 | <a href="/review/273623610"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_272918915" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17728" data-workid="17728" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>Like all great stories, the brilliance of this tale is its ability to not only intimately draw us into the tangled lives of these characters, battered by the historical tyrannies of their time, but to use their story as a parable to understand the human narrative as a whole. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_272918915" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_272918915"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_272918915" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_272918915" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_272918915"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/shakirlis" target="_top">shakirlis</a> | Oct 5, 2024 | <a href="/review/272918915"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271289816" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17728" data-workid="17728" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>This was the book that got me into reading! I found myself swept up in the story, enraptured by the drama of it all. Thank you, Dickens.<br><br><i>It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.</i> <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_271289816" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_271289816">1</span> <img title="1 member found this review helpful" id="rvi_271289816" alt="vote" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/voteup-y.gif"></span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_271289816" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_271289816" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_271289816"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/lianove3" target="_top">lianove3</a> | Sep 7, 2024 | <a href="/review/271289816"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_249307904" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17728" data-workid="17728" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>That took much longer than it needed to. I think I got the gist but now I need to watch the 1935 version just to make sure.<br><br>"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul"<br><br>"I hope you care to be recalled to life?"<br><br>"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we have everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authories insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only" <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss7.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_249307904" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_249307904"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_249307904" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_249307904" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_249307904"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Moshepit20" target="_top">Moshepit20</a> | Sep 4, 2024 | <a href="/review/249307904"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_270413726" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/17728" data-workid="17728" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0141439602.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>I last read this book as an assignment in high school English, though after 30 years my recollections amounted to, other than its legendary first and last lines, no more than a handful of details at most. Dickens' genius is evident in the way he ultimately reveals connections between seemingly unrelated people and events, but I have to say it was ultimately a bit of a slog for me in 2024. Due to the somewhat dated language I was not confident I was picking up on important nuances, so after each chapter I reviewed a Cliffs Notes-esque summary, which occasionally revealed some welcome insight I hadn't detected. Would I recommend it? Yes, to someone desiring to feel more knowledgeable about "the classics" and prepared to put in the work on a 160-year-old novel. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss6.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_270413726" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_270413726"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_270413726" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_270413726" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_270413726"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/ryner" target="_top">ryner</a> | Aug 23, 2024 | <a href="/review/270413726"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class='reviewnav'><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" 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Las 100 joyas del milenio</a> (76)</div><div><a href="/nseries/257461/Naxos-Classic-Fiction" class="" >Naxos Classic Fiction</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256368/The-New-Oxford-Illustrated-Dickens" class="" >The New Oxford Illustrated Dickens</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256220/Oxford-Illustrated-Dickens" class="" >Oxford Illustrated Dickens</a> (4)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256050/Oxford-Worlds-Classics" class="" >Oxford World's Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256047/Penguin-Classics" class="" >Penguin Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256067/Penguin-Clothbound-Classics" class="" >Penguin Clothbound Classics</a> (2011)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256083/Penguin-English-Library-1963-series" class="" >Penguin English Library, 1963 series</a> (EL054)</div><div><a href="/nseries/328672/Penguin-English-Library-2012-series" class="" >Penguin English Library, 2012 series</a> (2012-04)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256053/Penguin-Popular-Classics" class="" >Penguin Popular Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256277/Pocket-Books" class="" >Pocket Books</a> (14)</div><div><a href="/nseries/56662/The-Pocket-Library" class="" >The Pocket Library</a> (PL-22, PL-522)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256059/Readers-Digest-Worlds-Best-Reading" class="" >Reader's Digest World's Best Reading</a> (6)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256055/Signet-Classics" class="" >Signet Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256057/Simon-and-Schuster-Enriched-Classics" class="" >Simon and Schuster Enriched Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256371/Top-Five-Classics" class="" >Top Five Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256049/Tor-Classics" class="" >Tor Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256073/Watermill-Classics" class="" >Watermill Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/71044/Word-Cloud-Classics" class="" >Word Cloud Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256056/Wordsworth-Classics" class="" >Wordsworth Classics</a></div><div><a href="/nseries/256399/The-Works-of-Charles-Dickens-%5BCollier%5D" class="" >The Works of Charles Dickens [Collier]</a> (13)</div><div><a href="/nseries/301677/The-Works-of-Charles-Dickens-Standard-Edition-1912" class="" >The Works of Charles Dickens, Standard Edition 1912</a> (13)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256104/The-Worlds-Classics" class="" >The World's Classics</a> (38)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256794/%CE%9A%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BA%CE%B7-%25252F-%CE%95%CE%BE%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82" class="" >Κλασική Βιβλιοθήκη / Εξάντας</a> (3)</div><div><a href="/nseries/256114/%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%AE%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB" class="" >新潮文庫</a></div></div></div></div><div id="relationships_container"><h2>Is contained in</h2><div id="u_afaa90a3" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="569443" href="/work/569443">Oliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / David Copperfield / A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="53427" href="/work/53427">Great Expectations / Hard Times / A Christmas Carol / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1298697" href="/work/1298697">A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="360405" href="/work/360405">Oliver Twist / Great Expectations / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="11333096" href="/work/11333096">Works Of Charles Dickens</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7105850" href="/work/7105850">Great works of Charles Dickens</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_afaa90a3')">show 15 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6608387" href="/work/6608387">American Notes / Pictures from Italy / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2175" href="/work/2175">A Child's History of England / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7044917" href="/work/7044917">Master Humphrey's Clock / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3028767" href="/work/3028767">Charles Dickens: The Complete Novels</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1236667" href="/work/1236667">Great Novels: Charles Dickens</a> by <a data-authorid="parr" href="/author/parr">PARR</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12454792" href="/work/12454792">Christmas Books/Message from the Sea/Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12294807" href="/work/12294807">Famosas novelas: 1</a> by <a data-authorid="vernejulio" href="/author/vernejulio">Julio Verne</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12523841" href="/work/12523841">The Mystery Of Edwin Drood / A Tale Of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="23760240" href="/work/23760240">Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12300975" href="/work/12300975">Great Expectations / Hard Times / Oliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / Bleak House / A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6612663" href="/work/6612663">A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (SparkNotes)</a> by <a data-authorid="phillipsbrian-1" href="/author/phillipsbrian-1">Brian Phillips</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="27604346" href="/work/27604346">A Tale of Two Cities: Complete Text with Integrated Study Guide from Shmoop</a> by <a data-authorid="shmoop" href="/author/shmoop">Shmoop</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="807933" href="/work/807933">The Shorter Novels of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist / Hard Times / A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="24860578" href="/work/24860578">A Tale of Two Cities / The Moon is Down</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="16836538" href="/work/16836538">Clásicos ingleses Sopena</a> by <a data-authorid="armiomauro" href="/author/armiomauro">Mauro Armiño</a></span></div></div></div><h2>Contains</h2><div id="u_8ba8ac41" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6601298" href="/work/6601298">A Tale of Two Cities, book 1 of 2</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6601296" href="/work/6601296">A Tale of Two Cities, book 2 of 2</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div></div><h2>Is retold in</h2><div id="u_a1e989fa" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="5068244" href="/work/5068244">A Tale of Two Cities [adapted - Oxford Bookworms]</a> by <a data-authorid="mowatralph" href="/author/mowatralph">Ralph Mowat</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2350699" href="/work/2350699">A Tale of Two Sitters</a> by <a data-authorid="barkanjoanne" href="/author/barkanjoanne">Joanne Barkan</a></span></div></div><h2>Has the adaptation</h2><div id="u_6fb2a257" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="13660380" href="/work/13660380">Tell the Wind and Fire</a> by <a data-authorid="brennansarahrees" href="/author/brennansarahrees">Sarah Rees Brennan</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12591687" href="/work/12591687">The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray</a> by <a data-authorid="kickruss" href="/author/kickruss">Russ Kick</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12457111" href="/work/12457111">A Tale of Two Cities [adapted - Saddleback Classics]</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="10371354" href="/work/10371354">A Tale of Two Cities [Penguin Readers]</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_6fb2a257')">show 9 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="14138206" href="/work/14138206">A Tale of Two Cities [1935 film]</a> by <a data-authorid="conwayjack-1" href="/author/conwayjack-1">Jack Conway</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="17595493" href="/work/17595493">A Tale of Two Cities [1980 TV movie]</a> by <a data-authorid="goddardjim-1" href="/author/goddardjim-1">Jim Goddard</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="16455737" href="/work/16455737">A Tale of Two Cities [1958 film]</a> by <a data-authorid="thomasralph-1" href="/author/thomasralph-1">Ralph Thomas</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12676526" href="/work/12676526">Classics Illustrated: A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="13501592" href="/work/13501592">A Tale of Two Cities [adapted - Penguin Reader]</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12457038" href="/work/12457038">Reading & Training : Charles Dickens : A tale of two cities [book + sound recording]</a> by <a data-authorid="cideb" href="/author/cideb">CIDEB</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="13501509" href="/work/13501509">A Tale of Two Cities (BBC Radio Collection)</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="18517607" href="/work/18517607">A Tale of Two Cities [1980 TV miniseries]</a> by <a data-authorid="briantmichaele" href="/author/briantmichaele">Michael E. Briant</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="21414507" href="/work/21414507">A Tale of Two Cities [1984 TV movie]</a> by <a data-authorid="thorntonrussell" href="/author/thorntonrussell">Russell Thornton</a></span></div></div></div><h2>Is abridged in</h2><div id="u_71b6f4dd" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="11356091" href="/work/11356091">A Tale of Two Cities: Abridged Edition (Puffin Classics)</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="10026819" href="/work/10026819">Ladybird Classics: A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="dickenscharles-1" href="/author/dickenscharles-1">Charles Dickens</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3244180" href="/work/3244180">The Undying Past</a> by <a data-authorid="prescottorville" href="/author/prescottorville">Orville Prescott</a></span></div></div><h2>Is parodied in</h2><div id="u_a831d865" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2192042" href="/work/2192042">History of the World, Part I [1981 film]</a> by <a data-authorid="brooksmel" href="/author/brooksmel">Mel Brooks</a></span></div></div><h2>Inspired</h2><div id="u_48d0b088" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3038820" href="/work/3038820">Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties [2006 film]</a> by <a data-authorid="hilltim-3" href="/author/hilltim-3">Tim Hill</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="22778360" href="/work/22778360">The Seamstress</a> by <a data-authorid="pittmanallison" href="/author/pittmanallison">Allison Pittman</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a reference guide/companion</h2><div id="u_f55e0270" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1883441" href="/work/1883441">The Companion to A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="sandersandrew-1" href="/author/sandersandrew-1">Andrew Sanders</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a study</h2><div id="u_65a7e5db" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="803390" href="/work/803390">Critical Essays on Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="cotsellmichael" href="/author/cotsellmichael">Michael Cotsell</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="27830167" href="/work/27830167">Class Conflict in Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="bryfonskidedria" href="/author/bryfonskidedria">Dedria Bryfonski</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a commentary on the text</h2><div id="u_5507e82a" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="13781444" href="/work/13781444">Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2812154" href="/work/2812154">Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (Bloom's Reviews)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a student's study guide</h2><div id="u_7f15da14" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1358664" href="/work/1358664">CliffsNotes on Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities</a> by <a data-authorid="jrjamesweigel" href="/author/jrjamesweigel">James Weigel Jr.</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6612663" href="/work/6612663">A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (SparkNotes)</a> by <a data-authorid="phillipsbrian-1" href="/author/phillipsbrian-1">Brian Phillips</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1027566" href="/work/1027566">Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities (Monarch Notes)</a> by <a data-authorid="huberthenryi" href="/author/huberthenryi">Henry I Hubert</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7860866" href="/work/7860866">Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (Bloom's Guides)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_7f15da14')">show 8 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="17861349" href="/work/17861349">Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (Bloom's Notes)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7119538" href="/work/7119538">Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (Barron's Book Notes)</a> by <a data-authorid="morricepollyalison" href="/author/morricepollyalison">Polly Alison Morrice</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12457038" href="/work/12457038">Reading & Training : Charles Dickens : A tale of two cities [book + sound recording]</a> by <a data-authorid="cideb" href="/author/cideb">CIDEB</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="604384" href="/work/604384">Coles Notes on A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens</a> by <a data-authorid="jamisonhr" href="/author/jamisonhr">H. R Jamison</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3399635" href="/work/3399635">A Tale of Two Cities: Dickens's Revolutionary Novel</a> by <a data-authorid="glancyruthf" href="/author/glancyruthf">Ruth F. Glancy</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="21279283" href="/work/21279283">A Study Guide for Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities"</a> by <a data-authorid="galecengagelearning" href="/author/galecengagelearning">Gale Cengage Learning</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="14341122" href="/work/14341122">A Tale of Two Cities: Shmoop Study Guide</a> by <a data-authorid="shmoop" href="/author/shmoop">Shmoop</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="16286304" href="/work/16286304">A Tale of Two Cities: Shmoop Literature Guide</a> by <a data-authorid="shmoop" href="/author/shmoop">Shmoop</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_59" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'newaward', 'u_c20b0fb6', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Awards and Honors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_c20b0fb6" style="display:block;"><div id="newawardforwork_container"><h2>Distinctions</h2><div id="u_0fed188e" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/66/Rant-Lifestyles-25-Greatest-Books-of-All-Time" class="" >Rant Lifestyle's 25 Greatest Books of All Time</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/150/World-Book-Night-selection" class="" >World Book Night selection</a> (<a href="/award/150.0.0.2012/World-Book-Night-selection-2012">2012</a>)</div></div></div><h2>Notable Lists</h2><div id="u_89027fee" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/40/The-100-Favorite-Novels-of-Librarians" class="" >The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.76548/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006-Edition">2006 Edition</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/346/ABA-Journal-25-Greatest-Law-Novels-Ever" class="" >ABA Journal 25 Greatest Law Novels Ever</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/308/AbeBooks-50-Essential-Historical-Fiction-Books" class="" >AbeBooks: 50 Essential Historical Fiction Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/6/BBCs-Big-Read" class="" >BBC's Big Read</a> (<a href="/award/6.0.100/BBCs-Big-Read-Best-loved-novel-No-63">Best loved novel, No 63</a> – <a href="/award/6.0.0.2003/BBCs-Big-Read-2003">2003</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15425/Best-Books-Listed-for-High-School-Students" class="" >Best Books Listed for High School Students</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15428/Books-Should-Read-Before-Age-30" class="" >Books Should Read Before Age 30</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/619/Daniel-S-Burts-recommended-historical-novels" class="" >Daniel S. 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Edit to localize it to your language.</div><div class='fwikiItem divalternativetitles'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Una+historia+de+dos+ciudades&f=42&exact=1&type=1">Una historia de dos ciudades</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originalpublicationdate"></a>Original publication date</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_32c30683' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='16' name='u_32c30683' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originalpublicationdate' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '1952-12-30, 1933-10, 1902, or 120 BCE' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginalpublicationdate'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1859-11-26&f=16&exact=1&type=1">1859-11-26</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_characternames"></a>People/Characters</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_2573c2d4' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='3' name='u_2573c2d4' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'characternames' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Enter each character's name in a separate box. Examples: Hermione Granger, Andrew Jackson, Oberon, St. Paul of Tarsus, or Zeus (Deity)' ><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Sydney+Carton">Sydney Carton</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Jacob+Portman">Jacob Portman</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Noor">Noor</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Lucie+Manette">Lucie Manette</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Caulder">Caulder</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_b24b46eb">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_b24b46eb')">show all 23 items</a>)</div><div id="u_b24b46eb" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Miss+Peregrine">Miss Peregrine</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Charles+Darnay">Charles Darnay</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Dr.+Manette">Dr. Manette</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Dr+Alexandre+Manette">Dr Alexandre Manette</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Madame+Defarge">Madame Defarge</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Th%2526eacute%3Br%2526egrave%3Bse+Defarge">Thérèse Defarge</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Madame+Defarge">Madame Defarge</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Monsieur+Defarge">Monsieur Defarge</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Jarvis+Lorry">Jarvis Lorry</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Jaques+Defarge">Jaques Defarge</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Miss+Pross">Miss Pross</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Jerry+Cruncher">Jerry Cruncher</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/The+Vengeance">The Vengeance</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Jaques+Three">Jaques Three</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Marquis+Evremonde">Marquis Evremonde</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Mr+Stryver">Mr Stryver</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/John+Barsad">John Barsad</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Roger+Cly">Roger Cly</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Gabelle">Gabelle</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_placesmentioned"></a>Important places</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_e45de27e' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='2' name='u_e45de27e' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'placesmentioned' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"' ><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Paris%2C+%2526Icirc%3Ble-de-France%2C+France">Paris, Île-de-France, France</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Florida%2C+USA">Florida, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/London%2C+England%2C+UK">London, England, UK</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Marseille%2C+Bouches-du-Rh%2526ocirc%3Bne%2C+Provence-Alpes-C%2526ocirc%3Bte+d%27Azur%2C+France">Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_events"></a>Important events</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_cb03cd91' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='34' name='u_cb03cd91' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'events' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Great Fire of London (1666), Battle of the Bulge (1944|1945), Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22), Battle of Hoth' ><div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/French+Revolution">French Revolution</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1789">1789</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/Reign+of+Terror">Reign of Terror</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/18th+century">18th century</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_movies"></a>Related movies</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_e374d6c5' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='37' name='u_e374d6c5' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'movies' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Blade Runner (1982), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Three Musketeers (1993)' ><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1907 | tt0306116)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1907">1907</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306116/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1911 | tt0001915)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1911">1911</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001915/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1917 | Frank Lloyd | tt0008652)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1917">1917</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Frank+Lloyd">Frank Lloyd</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008652/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1922 | W. Courtney Rowden | tt0195328)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1922">1922</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=W+Courtney+Rowden">W. Courtney Rowden</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195328/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1935 | Jack Conway | tt0027075)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1935">1935</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Jack+Conway">Jack Conway</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027075/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_353edde6">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_353edde6')">show all 10 items</a>)</div><div id="u_353edde6" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1958 | Ralph Thomas | tt0052270)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1958">1958</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Ralph+Thomas">Ralph Thomas</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052270/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Tale of Two Cities (1980 | tt0081595)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Hallmark+Hall+of+Fame%3A+A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1980">1980</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081595/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1989 | Philippe Monnier | tt0123363)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1989">1989</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Philippe+Monnier">Philippe Monnier</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123363/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1980 | TV Miniseries | tt0421465)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1980">1980</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=TV+Miniseries">TV Miniseries</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421465/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="A Tale of Two Cities (1984 | Animated Movie | tt0344417)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&f=37&exact=1&type=1">A Tale of Two Cities</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1984">1984</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Animated+Movie">Animated Movie</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344417/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr>     <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_epigraph"></a>Epigraph</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_03b22b8e' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='28' name='u_03b22b8e' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'epigraph' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The work's epigraph, "a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component." ' ><div class='fwikiItem divepigraph'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Sometimes an old photograph, and old friend, an old letter will remind you that you are not who you once were, for the person who dwelt among them, valued this, chose that, wrote thus, no longer exists. Without noticing it you have traversed a great distance; the strange has become familiar and familiar if not strange at least awkward or uncomfortable.<br>Rebecca Solnit<br>"The Blue of Distance"<br><i>A Field Guide to Getting Lost</i></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_dedication"></a>Dedication</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_77296477' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='30' name='u_77296477' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'dedication' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Author's dedication' ><div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >This tale is inscribed to the Lord John Russell in remembrance of many public services and private kindnesses</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >For Jodi Reamer, slayer of beasts</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_firstwords"></a>First words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_6c3390e1' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='25' name='u_6c3390e1' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'firstwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The first sentence of the work.' ><div class='fwikiItem divfirstwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_quotations"></a>Quotations</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_5adf7583' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='27' name='u_5adf7583' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'quotations' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Well-known, relevant or interesting quotations from the work; Quotation marks are unnecessary.' ><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_lastwords"></a>Last words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_609981e3' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='26' name='u_609981e3' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'lastwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The last sentence of the work. Content will be hidden unless clicked.' ><div class='fwikiItem divlastwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" id="u_f5e26d1a" style="display: none; min-height:12px;" >“It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”</div><a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_f5e26d1a')" id="link_u_f5e26d1a">(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)</a><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_disambiguation"></a>Disambiguation notice</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_e2ecd5ce' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='13' name='u_e2ecd5ce' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'disambiguation' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Clarifications to be used by future combiners and separators, or just as information.' ><div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >This is the main work for <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i> by Charles Dickens. Please do not combine with any adaptation, abridgement, etc.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >This is a book work entry; not a video</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Do not combine children's editions and other adaptations with the main work page for <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >ISBN <a href='tel:0140620788' rel='nofollow' target='_new'>0140620788</a> is a Penguin edition of A Tale of Two Cities.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >ISBN <a href='tel:0141439602' rel='nofollow' target='_new'>0141439602</a> is a Penguin edition of A Tale of Two Cities.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_b78bcfdc">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_b78bcfdc')">show all 8 items</a>)</div><div id="u_b78bcfdc" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >ISBN <a href='tel:1421808196' rel='nofollow' target='_new'>1421808196</a> is a 1st World Library edition of A Tale of Two Cities.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >ISBN <a href='tel:0451526562' rel='nofollow' target='_new'>0451526562</a> is a Signet edition of A Tale of Two Cities.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >ISBN <a href='tel:1853260398' rel='nofollow' target='_new'>1853260398</a> is a Wordsworth edition of A Tale of Two Cities.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_series"></a>Publisher's editors</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_d2666c46' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='1' name='u_d2666c46' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'literaryeditors' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Publisher's or acquiring editor' ><div class='fwikiItem divliteraryeditors'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_blubers"></a>Blurbers</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_4e3e8829' itemType='1' itemNum='17728' fieldType='29' name='u_4e3e8829' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'blurbers' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Who blurbed the book? 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