contents
book the first—recalled to life
i the period 002
ii the mail 004
iii the night shadows 010
iv the preparation 014
v the wine-shop 024
vi the shoemaker 035
book the second—the golden thread
i five years later 048
ii a sight 054
iii a disappointment 060
iv congratulatory 072
v the jackal 078
vi hundreds of people 084
vii monseigneur in town 095
viii monseigneur in the country 103
ix the gorgon’s head 108
x two promises 119
xi a companion picture 126
xii the fellow of delicacy 130
xiii the fellow of no delicacy 136
xiv the honest tradesman 141
xv knitting 150
xvi still knitting 161
xvii one night 171
xviii nine days 176
xix an opinion 182
xx a plea 189
xxi echoing footsteps 192
xxii the sea still rises 203
xxiii fire rises 208
xxiv drawn to the loadstone rock 214
book the third—the track of a storm
i in secret 228
ii the grindstone 239
iii the shadow 245
iv calm in storm 250
v the wood-sawyer 255
vi triumph 261
vii a knock at the door 267
viii a hand at cards 272
ix the game made 284
x the substance of the shadow 296
xi dusk 309
xii darkness 312
xiii fifty-two 320
xiv the knitting done 332
xv the footsteps die out for ever 343

charles dickens
a tale of two cities
book the first—recalled to life