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A tale of two cities first edition6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() But A Tale of Two Cities is one of his only works of historical fiction, and that awareness definitely informs the novel’s first sentence. ![]() Like all Dickens novels, A Tale of Two Cities explores the societal conditions that lead to collapse, immorality, and ruin, and the individuals struggling against forces larger than themselves. ![]() Two different men fall in love with Lucie, and this triangle has long-lasting consequences as political intrigue spirals out of control in France, leading to a revolution that catches our characters in its grip. When he’s released, he moves to England to be with his daughter, Lucie-whom he’s never even met. Set around the time of the French Revolution, moving between London and Paris, the novel follows a French doctor who was imprisoned for years in the Bastille. Here’s a quick summary of the novel before we get into that. Maybe you’ve never read A Tale of Two Cities, but you are probably familiar with the phrase “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” because it’s become a popular idiom. ![]()
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