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A Tale Of Two Cities Notes
A Tale of Two Cities - Book I (Chapters 1 - 4)
Summary
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . ."
Dickens begins A Tale of Two Cities with this famous sentence. It describes the spirit of the era in which this novel takes place. This era is the latter part of the 1700s - a time when relations between Britain and France were strained, America declared its independence, and the peasants of France began one of the bloodiest revolutions in history. In short, it was a time of liberation and a time
Approximate words: 9622
Approximate pages: 39
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