A tale of two cities I
I want to talk about the book “A tale of two cities” by Charles Dickens.
What is it about? It is about the life in France and England in the beguin of the French Revolution.
The story begins in 1775, in England, when the English banker Jarvis Lorry meets a young woman called Lucia Manette in Dover to explain that her father, whom she believed to be dead for 18 years, is not dead but was held in the Bastille prison in France by the Evrémont family. Now she is in Paris, in the wine shop of Monsieur Defarge, Dr. Manette's ancient servant, who, together with his wife, wants to destroy the Evrémont family. -We'll see why later. The banker and Lucie Manette are going to France to take him back to England.
Five years later, in 1780, Lucia and her father, Dr. Manette, attended as witnesses the trial of a French nobleman named Charles Darnay, accused of spying. Darnay's lawyer is Sidney Carton, who is in love with Lucie Manette and who looks very much like the defended Charles Darnay. Sidney Carton manages to get Darnay not guilty.
While in France, the situation is getting worse and the Marquis of Saint Evrémont, Charles Darney's uncle, is found murdered.
Some time later Charles Darnay and Lucia Manette fall in love and get married. It is then that Darnay admits to Lucia's father that his name was not really Charles Darnay, but Evrémont, and that he was the last descendant of the aristocratic family that jailed him.
In France, on July 14, 1789, the French Revolution broke out with the capture of the Bastille, a building that is a symbol of royal tyranny. Among the soldiers who take it, Monsieur Defarge goes to the cell where Dr. Manette was jailed and finds in a hidden place a letter that Dr. Manette had left there.
In France, castles have been burned, new laws have emerged and most of the rich and powerful nobles have been killed in a new killing machine called the Guillotine. The king of France was guillotined in 1792. Monsieur Gabelle, ancient administrator of the Marquis de Sant Evrémonde is jailed and calls Charles Darnay for help. Together with his father-in-law they go to his aid and manage to free him because Dr. Manette is considered a hero in France for his years of jailing in the Bastille. However, Charles Darnay is arrested and sentenced to death without his father-in-law, Dr. Manette, being able to do anything to save him. There is a new law that punishes all emigrants if they return to France.
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A tale of two cities I
I want to talk about the book “A tale of two cities” by Charles Dickens.
What is it about? It is about the life in France and England in the beginning of the French Revolution.
The story begins in 1775, in England, when the English banker Jarvis Lorry meets a young woman called Lucia Manette in Dover to explain that her father, whom she believed to be dead for 18 years, is not dead but was held in the Bastille prison in France by the Evrémont family. Now she is in Paris, in the wine shop of Monsieur Defarge, Dr. Manette's ancient servant, who, together with his wife, wants to destroy the Evrémont family. -We'll see why later. The banker and Lucie Manette are going to France to take him back to England.
Five years later, in 1780, Lucia and her father, Dr. Manette, attended as witnesses the trial of a French nobleman named Charles Darnay, who was accused of spying. Darnay's lawyer is Sidney Carton, who is in love with Lucie Manette and who looks very much like the defendant Charles Darnay. Sidney Carton manages to get Darnay found not guilty.
While in France, the situation is getting worse and the Marquis of Saint Evrémont, Charles Darney's uncle, is found murdered.
Some time later Charles Darnay and Lucia Manette fall in love and get married. It is then that Darnay admits to Lucia's father that his name was not really Charles Darnay, but Evrémont, and that he was the last descendant of the aristocratic family that jailed him.
In France, on July 14, 1789, the French Revolution broke out with the capture of the Bastille, a building that is a symbol of royal tyranny. Among the soldiers who take it, Monsieur Defarge goes to the cell where Dr. Manette was jailed and finds in a hidden place a letter that Dr. Manette had left there.
In France, castles have been burned, new laws have emerged and most of the rich and powerful nobles have been killed in a new killing machine called the Guillotine. The king of France was guillotined in 1792. Monsieur Gabelle, ancient administrator of the Marquis de Sant Evrémonde is jailed and calls Charles Darnay for help. Together with his father-in-law they go to his aid and manage to free him because Dr. Manette is considered a hero in France for his years of jailing in the Bastille. However, Charles Darnay is arrested and sentenced to death without his father-in-law, Dr. Manette, being able to do anything to save him. There is a new law that punishes all emigrants if they return to France.
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A tale of two cities I
I want to talk about the book “A tale of two cities” by Charles Dickens.
What is it about? It is about the life in France and England in and the beguin beginning of the French Revolution.
The story begins in 1775, in England, when the English banker Jarvis Lorry meets a young woman called Lucia Manette in Dover to explain that her father, whom she believed to be dead for 18 years, is not dead but was held in the Bastille prison in France by the Evrémont family. Now She then moves to Paris, in the wine shop of Monsieur Defarge, Dr. Manette's ancient servant, who, together with his wife, wants to destroy the Evrémont family. -We'll see why later. The banker and Lucie Manette are going to France to take him back to England.
Five years later, in 1780, Lucia and her father, Dr. Manette, attended, as witnesses, the trial of a French nobleman named Charles Darnay, accused of spying. Darnay's lawyer is Sidney Carton, who is in love with Lucie Manette and who looks very much like the defended Charles Darnay. Sidney Carton manages to get Darnay not guilty.
Meanwhile in France, the situation is getting worse and the Marquis of Saint Evrémont, Charles Darney's uncle, is found murdered.
Some time later Charles Darnay and Lucia Manette fall in love and get married. It is then that Darnay admits to Lucia's father that his name was not really Charles Darnay, but Evrémont, and that he was the last descendant of the aristocratic family that jailed him.
In France, on July 14, 1789, the French Revolution broke out with the capture of the Bastille, a building that is a symbol of royal tyranny. Among the soldiers who take it, Monsieur Defarge goes to the cell where Dr. Manette was jailed and finds in a hidden place a letter that Dr. Manette had left there.
In France, castles have been burned, new laws have emerged and most of the rich and powerful nobles have been killed in a new killing machine called the Guillotine. The king of France was guillotined in 1792. Monsieur Gabelle, ancient administrator of the Marquis de Sant Evrémonde is jailed and calls Charles Darnay for help. Together with his father-in-law they go to his aid and manage to free him because Dr. Manette is considered a hero in France for his years of jailing in the Bastille. However, Charles Darnay is arrested and sentenced to death without his father-in-law, Dr. Manette, being able to do anything to save him. There is a new law that punishes all emigrants if they return to France.
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Smashed it! Yeah, this was very readable and well-written. I've read a few Dickens novels but this one sounds way different, one day I'll give it a read. Cheers for the write-up.
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