Charles John Huffam Dickens an English writer and social critic has created some of the world’s most memorable fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of all the times. His literary fiction ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ is one of the fascinating and historical works authored by Charles Dickens which still remains one of the best selling novels till date.
The work fetched him unprecedented fame as his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars.
Charles Dickens was born and brought up in England and was forced to leave his school midway to work in a factory after his father was imprisoned.
With his amazing literary works such as ‘Pickwick Paper’ .Dickens rose to fame as an international literary figure and became known for his humour, satire, and other literary capabilities.
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens. A marvel in writing , the best selling novel ever, is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
With more than 200 million copies sold, A tale of Two cities is the most famous work ever written in the history of literary fiction.
As Dickens’s best-known work of historical fiction, ‘A Tale of Two Cities ‘is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC’s The Big Read poll.The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture.
Till date the novel continues to remain the best selling book in fiction.
The novel revolves around the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris. Manette has a daughter Lucie whom he had never met and he wishes to live in London with his daughter after his release.
The story is set against the conditions leading to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror and atrocities prevalent.
