A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale Of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens and originally published in 1859 is an historical fiction novel with the famous opening sentence, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." A Tale Of Two Cities is literature and fiction that is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The historical fiction novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution. A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens follows the lives of several characters and is required reading for many English classes and is also textbook reading for humanities, literature, and world literature disciplines.