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…"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is the first line which opened A tale of two cities by Charles Dickens. In France there was a widespread hunger and poverty, particularly in the cities where the inflation was running out of control…

…A Tale of Two Cities is a novel about a woman named Madame Defarge who wants revenge on the aristocrats. Madame Defarge wants revenge on the evermondes because the evermondes killed her sister and her family. Now she knits peoples names that she…

…The Handmaid's Tale Many fictitious novels written today mirror real life; this tactic can provide readers with a sense of formality. Yet in some cases, fictitious novels provide readers with the shocking realization of a society's self destruction. I…

…Keys of the Kingdom Keys of the Kingdom,? by A.J. Cronin, starts off as a heart wrenching story about a boy who experiences misfortune one after another. His life seems to take a slide until God turns his afflictive calamity into a glorious…

…was."         The book is fantastic and there is never a boring moment. Mark Anthony tells an epic tale of lost love, new-found love, friendship, hate, and terror in Crypt of the Shadowking. The book is easily read because the fast paced writing flows so smoothly it sets…

…In Charles Dickens?, Tale of Two Cities, the author repeatedly foreshadows the impending revolution. In Chapter Five of Book One, Dickens includes the breaking of a wine cask to show a large, impoverished crowd gathered in a united cause. Later, we find…

…of rebellion. Orwell narrates, "The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses, the tame raven. Moses, who was Mr. Jones's especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker. He claimed to know of the existence…

…A Tale of Two Cities With enough love anybody has the ability to do what they are driven to do. Love has many powers, especially the power to triumph over evil. In the novel, Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens he is able to demonstrate…

…In Charles Dickens’, Tale of Two Cities, the author repeatedly foreshadows the impending revolution. In Chapter Five of Book One, Dickens includes the breaking of a wine cask to show a large, impoverished crowd gathered in a united cause. Later, we find…

…        A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens' most favored books. This book opens in the year 1775 by contrasting two cities: Paris, France and London, England. Throughout this story various characters are 'recalled…