两座城市,两位男子,命运都被卷进了法国大革命的风暴之中。在伦敦,法国贵族查尔斯·达尔奈与英国律师西德尼·卡顿同时爱上了一个女人。达尔奈不得已回到巴黎,面对的是恐怖的革命力量;卡顿也来到了这里,他的命运与情敌紧紧联系在了一起,最终将在法国首都面临自己的宿命。 狄更斯认为《双城记》是“我写得最好的小说”,它既描写了个人命运的沉浮,也写出了历史发展的历程。 Two cities, and two men caught up in the terrifying events of the French Revolution. In London, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and dissolute English barrister Sydney Carton fall in love with the same woman. Unwillingly drawn to Paris, Darnay faces the revolutionary anarchy of the Terror; Carton, too, his destiny entwined with that of his rival, faces his ultimate test in the French capital. Considered by Dickens to be ‘the best story I have written’, A Tale of Two Cities is a powerful portrait of tumult and changes for individuals, as well as the course of history.
IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Charles DickensA TALE OF TWO CITIESAppendix A: The Serialization of A Tale of Two Cities in 1859Appendix B: A Chronology for A Tale of Two Cities: History and Fictional HistoryExplanatory Notes