This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The first edition of the novel (1859) accompanied by twenty-seven illustrations, from original images by Halbot Knight Browne (Phiz) to cartoons from The Simpsons.
• An expansive introduction and detailed explanatory annotations by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
• Thematically organised contextual materials designed to promote classroom discussion. Topics include Dickens on France and the French, Revolution and Aftermath, Living Graves, Learning French, The Composition of A Tale of Two Cities and Theatrical Versions.
• Fourteen major critical assessments of A Tale of Two Cities: five contemporary reviews and nine modern essays.
• A chronology and a selected bibliography.