双城记

CONTENTSBook the First—Recalled to LifeI 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 ThreadI 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 108X Two Promises 119XI A Companion Picture 126 XII The Fellow of Delicacy 130 XIII The Fellow of No Delicacy 136 XIV The Honest Tradesman 141 XV Knitting 150XVI Still Knitting 161 XVII One Night 171XVIII Nine Days 176 XIX An Opinion 182XX A Plea 189 XXI Echoing Footsteps 192 XXII The Sea Still Rises 203 XXIII Fire Rises 208XXIV Drawn to the Loadstone Rock 214Book the Third—the Track of a Storm I In Secret 228 II The Grindstone 239 III The Shadow 245IV Calm in Storm 250 V The Wood-Sawyer 255 VI Triumph 261VII A Knock at the Door 267 VIII A Hand at Cards 272IX The Game Made 284X The Substance of the Shadow 296XI Dusk 309 XII Darkness 312 XIII Fifty-two 320XIV The Knitting Done 332 XV The Footsteps Die Out for Ever 343Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesBook the First—Recalled to Life

《双城记》以法国大革命为背景，围绕寓居巴黎的曼奈特医生一家的命运展开情节，曼奈特一次出诊目睹侯爵府中的淫乐情景，被投入监狱，妻子心碎而死。18年后曼奈特出狱，独女露茜将他接至伦敦，而与露茜真诚相恋的达雷恰巧是侯爵的侄子，他憎恶家族的罪恶，毅然放弃了家族财产；为了女儿的幸福，曼奈特捐弃前嫌，欣然同意了女儿的婚事。小说真实地再现了资产阶级新贵残害百姓的败行，预示了即将到来的革命风暴。　　《双城记》在狄更斯的创作中占有特殊重要地位，在概括时代精神的深度和广度上都有很大发展，技法亦愈加纯熟，语言精粹，情节感人，因而一直为广大读者所喜爱。【作者简介】狄更斯（Charles Dickens, 1812-1870），19世纪英国著名小说家，其作品着重刻画生活与底层的“小人物”的命运，反映了复杂的社会现实，为批判现实主义文学的发展开辟了道路。主要作品有《匹克威克外传》、《雾都孤儿》 、《大卫科波菲尔》、《双城记》及《艰难时世》等。