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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Page 67
... walked toward Soho , early in the afternoon , for three reasons of habit . Firstly , because , on fine Sundays , he often walked out , before dinner , with the Doctor and Lucie ; secondly , be- cause , on unfavorable Sundays , he was ...
... walked toward Soho , early in the afternoon , for three reasons of habit . Firstly , because , on fine Sundays , he often walked out , before dinner , with the Doctor and Lucie ; secondly , be- cause , on unfavorable Sundays , he was ...
Page 110
... walked up and down , complacently ad- miring , but never interfering ; in which condition , indeed , as to the business and his domestic affairs , he walked up and down through life . The night was hot , and the shop , close shut and ...
... walked up and down , complacently ad- miring , but never interfering ; in which condition , indeed , as to the business and his domestic affairs , he walked up and down through life . The night was hot , and the shop , close shut and ...
Page 197
... walked to and fro , and the clocks struck the num- bers he would never hear again . Nine gone forever , ten gone forever , eleven gone forever , twelve coming on to pass After a hard contest with that away . eccentric action of thought ...
... walked to and fro , and the clocks struck the num- bers he would never hear again . Nine gone forever , ten gone forever , eleven gone forever , twelve coming on to pass After a hard contest with that away . eccentric action of thought ...
Contents
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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