who wrote the book tale of two cities
Charles Dickens
title: A Tale of Two Cities text: A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Dickens's famous opening sentence introduces the universal approach of the book, the French Revolution, and the drama depicted title: A Tale of Two Cities text: Round" and led to talk of plagiarism. Other sources are "" by Thomas Carlyle (especially important for the novel's rhetoric and symbolism); "Zanoni" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton; "The Castle Spector" by Matthew Lewis; "Travels in France" by Arthur Young; and "Tableau de Paris" by Louis-Sébastien Mercier. Dickens also used material from an account of imprisonment during the Terror by Beaumarchais, and records of the trial of a French spy published in "The Annual Register". The 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickens's new literary periodical titled "All the Year Round". From April 1859 to November 1859, Dickens also title: A Tale of Two Cities text: republished the chapters as eight monthly sections in green covers. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly instalments. The first weekly instalment of "A Tale of Two Cities" ran in the first issue of "All the Year Round" on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November. "A Tale of Two Cities" has been cited as one of the best-selling novels of all time. It has been stated to have sold 200 million copies since its first publication, though this figure has been dismissed as "pure fiction" by Oxford University's Peter title: A Tale of Two Cities text: in the nose of the Marquis. Forster believed that Dickens never truly created rounded characters. "A Tale of Two Cities" is one of only two works of historical fiction by Charles Dickens (the other being "Barnaby Rudge"). Dickens relies much on "" by Thomas Carlyle as a historical source. Dickens wrote in his Preface to "Tale" that "no one can hope to add anything to the philosophy of Mr. Carlyle's wonderful book". Dickens uses literal translations of French idioms for characters who cannot speak English, such as "What the devil do you do in that galley there?!!" and "Where is title: A Tale of Two Cities text: Paris is undergoing a radical shift like Los Angeles was in the late 1960s. American rapper J. Cole recorded the track "A Tale of 2 Citiez" on his album "2014 Forest Hills Drive". He speaks of inner city struggles and the idea that anyone can be pushed to the limit of murder or other terrible acts. A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the