A Brief Summary of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Tale of Two Cities Summary In the opening book the story begins by establishing the settings of 1775 England and France. This time period is pre-American Revolution for England and pre-French Revolution which meant that there were growing tensions in both countries. Early in the book Mr. Jarvis Lorry who works for the Tellson’s Bank is given a note that tells him to wait in Dover for Mam’selle while he is driving a stagecoach. Lorry seems to dream about being dead, someone digging him out of a grave and has a strange encounter with a ghost who gives several reactions to questions about when he wants to see a girl. On the following morning after reaching Dover, Lorry meets Lucie Manette who came from London. She was informed that there was some business with some small property of her father who had been thought to be long dead but Lorry believes the reason she was called Paris was that her father is actually alive. As the scene changes to Saint Antoine, Lorry and Lucie enter a wine shop and are introduced to a man making shoes after asking to see Doctor Manette. Manette initially mistakes his daughter Lucie for his wife but is then overcome by so much emotion that he collapses. Lucie makes arrangements to leave for England as soon as possible. The second book begins with Jerry Cruncher, the man who delivered the message to Lorry on the stagecoach, waking up and going to work awaiting orders from the bank. Cruncher’s instructions were to go to the courthouse and wait forShow MoreRelatedThe Evidence Of Unbound Loyalty1746 Words   |  7 PagesOliver, ill-treated and hungry, approaches his masters saying â€Å"Please, sir, I want some more† (Dickens 11), Charles Dickens enthralls his readers in the harsh, twisted journey of Oliver Twist. 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