A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities is an historical novel written by Charles Dickens first published in 1859. A novel that deals with themes such as guilt, shame and retribution. The main source for Dickens to write the book with historical background is The French Revolution, Thomas Carlyle. The narrative is extraordinarily dependent on the correspondence as a means to advance the flow of events. The book covers the period between 1775 and 1793, from the American Independence until the middle of the period of the French Revolution.