A Tale of Two CitiesT.B.Peterson and brothers, 1859 Presents Dickens' classic novel of love, courage, and sacrifice set against the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution. During the French Revolution a sissolute English lawyer goes to th eguillotine to save a French aristocrat, husband of the woman he loves. |
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... lights pen , he had only to shut himself up glanced into it , I have had glimpses of inside , keep the flint and steel sparks well off the straw , and get a light with tolerable safety and ease ( if he were lucky ) in five minutes ...
... lights pen , he had only to shut himself up glanced into it , I have had glimpses of inside , keep the flint and steel sparks well off the straw , and get a light with tolerable safety and ease ( if he were lucky ) in five minutes ...
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... light of the obligation , " returned Darnay , " but I will not quarrel with your light answer . " " Genuine truth , Mr. Darnay , trust me ! I have gone aside from my pur- pose ; I was speaking about our being friends . Now , you know me ...
... light of the obligation , " returned Darnay , " but I will not quarrel with your light answer . " " Genuine truth , Mr. Darnay , trust me ! I have gone aside from my pur- pose ; I was speaking about our being friends . Now , you know me ...
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... light- ed torch in his hand - separated him from the rest , and got him between him- self and the wall . " Show me the North Tower , " said Defarge . " Quick ! " " I will , faithfully , " replied the man , " if you will come with me ...
... light- ed torch in his hand - separated him from the rest , and got him between him- self and the wall . " Show me the North Tower , " said Defarge . " Quick ! " " I will , faithfully , " replied the man , " if you will come with me ...
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RECALLED TO LIFE I The Period CHAPTER | 23 |
The Mail | 24 |
THE FIGURES OF A HORSE AND RIDER CAME SLOWLY THROUGH THE EDDYING MIST | 26 |
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