The A Tale of Two Cities poster is created using the first 12 chapters of the book.

This poster depicts the climactic final scene of the book, showing the dissolute English barrister Sydney Carton ascending the steps to the guillotine in the guise of his friend Charles Darnay, making the ultimate sacrifice so that the self-exiled French nobleman can begin a new life free from the tyranny of his vengeful countrymen.

This striking scene will be instantly recognisable to anyone who has read Dickens’ classic novel, conveying as it does the last redeeming act of a man who, after a life of wasted chances and spurned opportunities, finally finds within himself a core of courage and honour which he previously could never have dreamed existed.