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A Tale of Two Cities - Book I (Chapters 1 - 4) Summary "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . ... " Dickens begins A Tale of Two Cities with this famous sentence. ... Dickens describes the two cities at the center of the novel: Paris, a city of extravagance, aristocratic abuses, and other evils that lead to revolution and London, a city rife with crime, capital punishment, and disorder. In both cities, the capabilities of an angry mob were a dangerous thing, to be feared by all. The tale begins on a road between London and Dover (in southern England) in 1775. ... Lorry can tell who or at least of what class the two other passengers are. ... Commentary The two cities are very important to the development of this novel. Both are violent cities rife with injustice.
Approximate Word count = 720
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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