Tale of two cities 6
b'A Tale of Two Cities,\\xa0novel\\xa0by\\xa0Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the\\xa0French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from\\xa0Thomas Carlyle\\u2019s history,\\xa0The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of\\xa0London\\xa0and revolutionary\\xa0Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. The scenes of large-scale mob violence are especially vivid, if superficial in historical understanding.'