Reading Calendar for A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations

If you're reading both A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, here's your reading schedule: 

A Tale of Two Cities
December 17: Book the First, Chapter 1: The Period–Book the Second, Chapter 9: The Gorgon's Head
Pages 3–128

December 24: Book the Second, Chapter 10: Two Promises–Chapter 24: Drawn to the Loadstone Rock
Pages 128–241

December 31: Book the Third, Chapter 1: In Secret–Chapter 15: The Footsteps Die Out For Ever
Pages 245–372

Great Expectations
January 7: Volume I
Pages 377–525

January 14: Volume II
Pages 529–681

January 21: Volume III
Pages 685–834

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If you're only reading A Tale of Two Cities, here's your reading schedule:

December 17: Book the First, Chapter 1: The Period–Chapter 6: The Shoemaker
Pages 3–50

December 24: Book the Second, Chapter 1: Five Years Later–Chapter 6: Hundreds of People
Pages 53–103

December 31: Book the Second, Chapter 7: Monsieur the Marquis in Town–Chapter 13: The Fellow of No Delicacy
Pages 103–151

January 7: Book the Second, Chapter 14: The Honest Tradesman–Chapter 20: A Plea
Pages 151–206

January 14: Book the Second, Chapter 21: Echoing Footsteps–Book the Third, Chapter 7: A Knock at the Door
Pages 206–291

January 21: Book the Third, Chapter 6: Triumph–Chapter 15: The Footsteps Die Out For Ever
Pages 291–372

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If you're only reading Great Expectations, here's your reading schedule:

December 17: Volume 1: Chapters 1–9
Pages 377–442

December 24: Volume 1: Chapters 10–19
Pages 442–525

December 31: Volume 2: Chapters 1–9
Pages 529–594

January 7: Volume 2: Chapters 10– 20
Pages 594–681

January 14: Volume 3: Chapters 1–10
Pages 685–757

January 21: Volume 3: Chapters 11–22
Pages 758–834

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Note: Page numbers based on the Penguin Books 2010 deluxe edition Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities: Two Novels by Charles Dickens with the Oprah's Book Club seal on the cover. The special deluxe edition and enhanced eBook are also available for all eReaders.

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