A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s most famous historical novel. Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story of two men, Frenchman, Charles Darnay, and Englishman, Sydney Carton. As the Revolution takes hold and the Terror begins, the two men’s destinies bring them together in a powerful story of love, hate and revenge. We meet revolutionaries and aristocrats, and see the poverty of many in both London and Paris contrasted with the wealth of a few. SyllabusVerbs: Present Perfect Continuous - Past Perfect Continuous - perfect infinitives - a variety of phrasal verbs - complex passive forms - wish/if only - modal verbs: might, needn’t - reporting verbs: explain, repeat, reply, answer, ask, cry, scream, shout - tenses with This is the first …Types of Clausetype-three conditionals - mixed conditionals - relative: embedded, defining Other connectives: although, despite, in spite of, however - time sequencers - inversion.
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Hablot Knight Browne, known as Phiz, was an English artist renowned as the illustrator for authors such as Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth. His work captured the spirit and intricate details of the stories he illustrated, bringing literary characters to life with vivid visual interpretations. Phiz's illustrations became integral to the reception of these classic works, defining the visual identity of many memorable characters. His distinctive artistic style significantly contributed to the atmosphere and narrative depth of these prominent Victorian literary pieces.


Old Martin Chuzzlewit, tormented by the greed and selfishness of his family, effectively drives his grandson, young Martin, to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin, but also for his grandfather and his grandfather's servant, Mary Graham with whom young Martin is in love.