A Tale of Two Cities
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| A Tale of Two Cities | |
|---|---|
 Title page from 1859 edition | |
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| Year Published | 1859 |
| Language | English |
A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 conservative historical novel by Charles Dickens.
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Plot
Famed for its opening line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...", the novel follows Lucy and Dr. Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sidney Carton in the years leading up to and during the French Revolution.
Conservatism
A Tale of Two Cities is famed for its description and criticism of tyranny and revolutionary activity in France, along with its defense of the British tradition.
Source
Dickens used Thomas Carlyle's The French Revolution extensively in researching for the novel.
