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A Tale of Two Cities (Dover Thrift Editions)

It was the time of the French Revolution — a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous histor

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done before; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

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