Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dickens unfolds his masterpiece of drama, adventure and romance about a man falsely accused of treason. Excitement and derring-do in the shadow of the guillotine.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . ” This book is part of the literature portion of the Exploring World History by Notgrass.

This title is also used in the Learning Language Arts Through Literature Gold British Literature study for high school.