Victorian ยท Novel
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens. A major work by Charles Dickens exploring class, childhood, institutions; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1859
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Charles Dickens exploring class, childhood, institutions; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.