A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution - With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton

First published in 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, it tells the story of the 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris of French Doctor Manette, as well as his release and subsequent life in London with his daughter Lucie--whom he had previously not met. "A Tale of Two Cities" is Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction and is commonly cited as being the best-selling novel ...