A TALE OF TWO CITIES (Chartwell Classics) by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities is both Charles Dickens's best known historical novel and one of the best selling books of all time. Set before and during the French Revolution, it documents the plight of the three main characters, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, and Sydney Carton. Set against a backdrop of upheaval and uncertainty, it sparkles and shimmers with the complexity of the human condition. As a novel, it does not shirk from answering the big questions,