Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities Dickens

With A Tale of Two Cities' famous opening lines, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," Charles Dickens paints a picture of life in England and France around the time of the French Revolution. A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens' classic work depicting the many social injustices in France and England around the time of the French Revolution. Themes include the plight of the French peasantry oppressed by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the brutality demonstrated in turn by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. This illustrated edition includes the original illustrations by Hablo Knight Browne to aid in the reader's navigation and enjoyment.