Flashbacks
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens

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Flashbacks
Explanation and Analysis—Darnay's Dark Secret:

In Book Three, Chapter Ten of A Tale of Two Cities, “The Substance of the Shadow,” Alexandre Manette takes over as the story’s narrator. His letter is a flashback that reveals the circumstances leading to his imprisonment in the Bastille.