Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories for every child. Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the most beloved classic works to a new generation - including this bold edition of A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character, and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the harshness of the French aristocracy, must return to Paris to save his servant from death. But he puts his life in danger and is captured. Can Carton help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?