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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical fiction novel written by English novelist Charles Dickens. Published in 1859, it was originally released as weekly episodic serials from April 30 to November 26 of the same year. It is Dickens' most successful publication, and is estimated to be the best-selling book of all time, having sold over 200 million copies.

The novel is centered around the release of Alexandre Manette, a French doctor who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years, and his reuniting with his unacquainted daughter Lucie.