“A Tale of Two Cities” is a famous historical novel by Charles Dickens. Look at the key facts of the novel to get a quick conception.

Full Title: A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens

Type of Work: Novel

Genre: Historical fiction

Language: English

Time and Place Written: In 1859, in London

Date of First Publication: From April 20 to November 26, 1859 (in parts)

Publisher: Chapman and Hall

Narrator: The narrator is not a character. It is like Dickens is telling the story himself, but in an unknown voice.

Point of View: Third-person point of view. The narrator tells what all the characters feel and do.

Tone: The tone is serious, emotional, and full of sympathy. It also sounds historical.

Setting:

• Time Setting: Between 1775 and 1793 — the time of the French Revolution
• Place Setting: The story happens in two main cities — London in England and Paris in France