Tale of two cities

             In the fictitious novel Tale of Two Cities, the author, Charles
             Dickens, lays out a brilliant plot. Charles Dickens was born in
             England on February 7, 1812 near the south coast. His family moved to
             London when he was ten years old and quickly went into debt. To help
             support himself, Charles went to work at a blacking warehouse when he
             was twelve. His father was soon imprisoned for debt and shortly
             thereafter the rest of the family split apart. Charles continued to
             work at the blacking warehouse even after his father inherited some
             money and got out of prison. When he was thirteen, Dickens went back
             to school for two years. He later learned shorthand and became a
             freelance court reporter. He started out as a journalist at the
             age of twenty and later wrote his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He
             went on to write many other novels, including Tale of Two Cities in
             Tale of Two Cities takes place in France and England during the
             troubled times of the French Revolution. There are travels by the
             characters between the countries, but most of the action takes place
             in Paris, France. The wineshop in Paris is the hot spot for the French
             revolutionists, mostly because the wineshop owner, Ernest Defarge, and
             his wife, Madame Defarge, are key leaders and officials of the
             revolution. Action in the book is scattered out in many places; such
             as the Bastille, Tellson's Bank, the home of the Manettes, and
             largely, the streets of Paris. These places help to introduce many
             One of the main characters, Madame Therese Defarge, is a major
             antagonist who seeks revenge, being a key revolutionist. She is very
             stubborn and unforgiving in her cunning scheme of revenge on the
             Evermonde family. Throughout the story, she knits shrouds for the
             intended victims of the revolution. Charles Darnay, one of whom Mrs.
             Defarge is seeking revenge, is constantly being put on the stand and
             wants no part of his own lineage. ...

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