A Tale of Two Cities (Classic Masterpieces)

This classic and timeless novel depicts the turning point in history that lead to the French Revolution and its aftermath. We follow the lives of several protagonists through these events. We experience the plight of the French peasantry living in a time of aristocratic excesses that divided the citizenry. The consequences of such despair lead to the brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward thearistocrats in the early years of the revolution. At the same time, we experience social parallels with life in London during the same period.