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\u201cIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times\u2026\u201d In just a few words, Charles Dickens penned one of the most powerful and gripping opening lines in the history of literature. It is also, frankly, a questionable line. If you read the rest of the story, you will notice that A Tale of Two Cities does a glorious job capturing the grit and despair that Dickens describes as the \u201cworst of times.\u201d It is much harder to identify what makes it the best.