A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is one of the magnificent historical novels written by Charles Dickens. The two cities mentioned are London and Paris. It is based in the time of the French revolution.

The story begins with the journey of Lucie Manette, Miss Pross, who took care of Lucie and Mr. Lorry to Paris. They went to meet Dr. Manette, Lucie’s father, who had been held prisoner in the Bastille without a trial, for eighteen years and was now been taken care by his old servant Monsieur Defarge. They went to the wine shop in St. Antoine which was owned by Monsieur Defarge. They met Dr. Manette and took him back to England where his health improved in the love and care of his daughter.

At the same time in Paris, a nobleman, the Marquis St. Evremonde was riding back to his palace in his carriage when he ran over a peasant boy. Gaspard, the father of the boy stepped forward and the Marquis threw out a gold coin at him. This was the value of a peasant’s life for the noblemen of France. Defarge threw the coin back at the Marquis.

Gaspard in his grief decided to take revenge. He quietly held on the chain at the bottom of the carriage and got off at the palace gates. Marquis St. Evremonde had dinner with his nephew who had come to meet him from England, where he lived under the name of Charles Darney. That night Gaspard climbed into the room of the Marquis and struck a dagger into the heart of the Marquis.

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Darney returned to England. Here he was convicted of spying for France. Lucie Manette was one of the witnesses as she was traveling with him in the ferry while coming back from France. Mr. Carton was Mr. Lorry’s assistant and he helped a lot in proving the innocence of Darney.

Darney went on to fall in love with Lucie and marry her. They had a baby girl. Mr. Carton became a good friend of theirs.

One day late at night Mr. Lorry came over to their house to tell them that the revolution had broken out in France. The revolution ...

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