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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens1859

Dickens's 1859 novel: between London and Paris, Dr. Manette's family and Carton's sacrifice are caught in the mass violence of the Revolution's Terror. Dickens died in 1870 and the original is public domain, so the English full text (Project Gutenberg #98) is served here as local paginated reading. Standard Chinese translations remain in copyright and no public-domain Chinese translation was found; the Chinese side keeps bibliographic entries only.

Edition and Source Entry

The original is public domain worldwide and served here as local paginated reading (3 books, 45 chapters verified complete). No public-domain Chinese translation was found in the 2026-11-07 survey; standard Chinese translations remain in copyright.

English Edition
A Tale of Two Cities, first published 1859 (Project Gutenberg eBook #98; served here as local paginated reading)
Chinese Edition
Chinese translations (Song Zhaolin, Shi Yongli, Zhang Ling & Zhang Yang, and others—all in copyright)
Rights Boundary
Dickens died in 1870 and the original is public domain; Chinese translations remain in copyright and no Chinese full text is hosted.