A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Year
1867
Pages
420
Contents
Book the Third: CHAPTER X. The Substance of the Shadow
Summary
- -Defarge reads letter written by Manette while in Bastille, telling the story of his imprisonment
- -Letter details how Manette failed to save the life of a young peasant woman and her brother, who were victims of the Marquis Evrémonde (Darnay's father and uncle)
- -Jury sentences Darnay to death to pay for the sins of his father and uncle