Tale of Two Cities 2
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Subject: English--tale of two cities Tale by HAROLD BURWELL
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 …
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…almost 400 pages long and took quite a bit of thinking on the reader's part to understand. The novel used such words as "capricious"; "coquette"; "tergiversation"; and "acquiesced", among others, which I included on my vocabulary list. I will admit, this writing does enhance one's terminology greatly, but these words are not used in everyday speech. It is good to read literary classics, however, Dickens Tale of Two Cities would not be one of my favorites.
…almost 400 pages long and took quite a bit of thinking on the reader's part to understand. The novel used such words as "capricious"; "coquette"; "tergiversation"; and "acquiesced", among others, which I included on my vocabulary list. I will admit, this writing does enhance one's terminology greatly, but these words are not used in everyday speech. It is good to read literary classics, however, Dickens Tale of Two Cities would not be one of my favorites.
