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A Tale of Two Cities
1800·387 pages
Set against the French Revolution's chaos, Dr. Manette reunites with his daughter after 18 years in the Bastille, weaving lives of love, vengeance, and sacrifice in London and Paris.
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Set against the French Revolution's chaos, Dr. Manette reunites with his daughter after 18 years in the Bastille, weaving lives of love, vengeance, and sacrifice in London and Paris.
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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. In the Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Adventure Fictio...
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Sexual content
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of revolutionary mob violence, guillotine executions, torture, and cruelty throughout, central to the plot
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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Occasional mentions of wine and alcohol consumption in social settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Brief biblical allusions and themes of resurrection without overt religiosity or rituals
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of social injustice, class inequality, revolution, and tyranny in 18th-century France and England
Self-harm / suicide
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One character's heroic self-sacrifice via execution, depicted on-page as redemptive
Abuse & suffering
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Prolonged unjust imprisonment, systemic oppression, mob cruelty, and revolutionary tyranny affecting multiple characters
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