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A Tale of Two Cities

door Charles Dickens · 46 delen · about 11 hours 19 minutes leestijd

Finn, your Starvard guide

Hallo, ik ben Finn, en ik help je dit boek te begrijpen.

Hier is het, uitgelegd alsof je 10 jaar bent:

Het is de Franse Revolutie: Parijs is hongerig en woedend, Londen is veilig en zelfvoldaan, en een paar levens raken verstrikt tussen de twee steden. Er is een man die wordt gered uit een levende dood in de gevangenis, een vrouw die de namen breit van mensen die ze dood wil, en aan het eind een van de beroemdste daden van zelfopoffering uit de hele literatuur.

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Preface1 min Chapter I: The Period5 min Chapter II: The Mail10 min Chapter III: The Night Shadows8 min Chapter IV: The Preparation22 min Chapter V: The Wine-Shop21 min Chapter VI: The Shoemaker21 min Chapter I: Five Years Later12 min Chapter II: A Sight12 min Chapter III: A Disappointment24 min Chapter IV: Congratulatory11 min Chapter V: The Jackal11 min Chapter VI: Hundreds of People23 min Chapter VII: Monseigneur in Town17 min Chapter VIII: Monseigneur in the Country9 min Chapter IX: The Gorgon’s Head20 min Chapter X: Two Promises15 min Chapter XI: A Companion Picture7 min Chapter XII: The Fellow of Delicacy13 min Chapter XIII: The Fellow of No Delicacy9 min Chapter XIV: The Honest Tradesman19 min Chapter XV: Knitting21 min Chapter XVI: Still Knitting19 min Chapter XVII: One Night9 min Chapter XVIII: Nine Days12 min Chapter XIX: An Opinion14 min Chapter XX: A Plea7 min Chapter XXI: Echoing Footsteps21 min Chapter XXII: The Sea Still Rises10 min Chapter XXIII: Fire Rises13 min Chapter XXIV: Drawn to the Loadstone Rock22 min Chapter I: In Secret21 min Chapter II: The Grindstone12 min Chapter III: The Shadow9 min Chapter IV: Calm in Storm11 min Chapter V: The Wood-Sawyer11 min Chapter VI: Triumph12 min Chapter VII: A Knock at the Door9 min Chapter VIII: A Hand at Cards23 min Chapter IX: The Game Made23 min Chapter X: The Substance of the Shadow29 min Chapter XI: Dusk7 min Chapter XII: Darkness16 min Chapter XIII: Fifty-Two22 min Chapter XIV: The Knitting Done23 min Chapter XV: The Footsteps Die Out Forever11 min

Preface

When I was acting‚ with my children and friends‚ in Mr. Wilkie Collins’s drama of The Frozen Deep‚ I first conceived the main idea of this story. A strong desire was upon me then to embody it in my own person; and I traced out in my fancy the state of mind which it would necessitate the presentation to an observant spectator‚ with particular care and interest.

As the idea became familiar to me‚ it gradually shaped itself into its present form. Throughout its execution‚ it has had complete possession of me; I have so far verified what is done and suffered in these pages‚ as that I have certainly done and suffered it all myself.

Whenever any reference (however slight) is made here to the condition of the French people before or during the Revolution‚ it is truly made‚ on the faith of trustworthy witnesses. It has been one of my hopes to add something to the popular and picturesque means of understanding that terrible time‚ though no one can hope to add anything to the philosophy of Mr. Carlyle’s wonderful book.