Play A Tale of Two Cities — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Charles Dickens, 1859

London and Paris, and the guillotine rising between them. Live the Revolution as it turns on the innocent, and reach the far, famous edge of the story where one life can be traded for another — and decide whether you make that trade.

A moment from one playthrough

In the reeking dark of La Force prison, the guard mistakes you for the condemned man — same height, same face — and the cart for the scaffold leaves at dawn. Drug him and take his place, or find another way to spare the man his wife still waits for?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live A Tale of Two Cities, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of A Tale of Two Cities, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Charles Dickens's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Charles Dickens's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of A Tale of Two Cities unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing A Tale of Two Cities

Is A Tale of Two Cities free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open A Tale of Two Cities and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Charles Dickens's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds A Tale of Two Cities as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play A Tale of Two Cities aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and A Tale of Two Cities plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.