A Tale Of Two Cities

It was the best of times it was the worst of times... Thus begins one of Charles Dickens most exciting novels. Set in the most important period of the French Revolution this gripping book still remains as one of the most notable works by Dickens. He manages to capture the horror and chaos of this era with precision and the right amount of sentiment. The protagonist the procrastinating drunk Sydney Carton makes a very surprising sacrifice in Paris for a woman. The Tale of Two Cities gives you an insight into the period on both a macro level and on a micro level.