Charles Dickens novel “A tale of two cities” is actually a tale of two European cities- London and Paris. It’s 1775. Dr. Manette makes his way on an unsettling mission to the heart of the most romantic city on Earth-Paris.
This was a time when the doctors were arrested in Paris without any trial and Dr. Manette got arrested and locked in the worst prison ever- Bastille. He serves 18 years of the sentence and is extremely heartbroken once he leaves the prison. Fate has its own ways. The doctor now stays with his old servant, Earnst Defarge . He now wants to return back to London where he can live peacefully with his daughter. He is free from prison but pain lies in his heart and he seldom speaks to anyone. He is busy in cobbling shoes and stays alone in his dark room.
Dr. Manette has the best daughter in the world and all this wise girl is interested in is making her father fit and healthy. Lucy brings her father back to London and Dr. Manette is now on the pick of health. He now becomes a practicing doctor and soon starts living a wonderful life with his daughter in Soho. His daughter Lucy is a loving and kind- hearted girl and she makes her father forgets about the pain he has suffered in the past. Both of them are called witnesses in a treason case.
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A young man named Charles Darney is accused of providing some secret information to the French government. Lucy somehow saves him of the blame and Charles is now free. He falls deeply in love with Lucy, who has another secret admirer too whose name is Sydney. Sydney thinks that he does not deserve Lucy and now Charles get married to Lucy. On his wedding day, Charles reveals a deep secret to his father-in–law; his family secret. He reveals that he is a French nobleman belonging to the family which led the doctor to serve prison for 18 long years.
Initially, Dr. Manette is shocked but gradually he realizes the fact that though Charles father and uncle are not wise, he loves Lucy a lot and thus permits Charles to marry his beautiful daughter. Dr. Manette has now started living with his daughter Lucy and his son-in-law Charles and earns a decent livelihood by earning a living as a tutor. Charles has proven to be the best son-in-law ever and Dr. Magnet is also overwhelmed to see his daughter happy. Can Charles also ask for forgiveness from his father’s and uncle’s side. Dr. Manette says that Charles should not be sorry because nobody can help in the matters of faith. The tale of two cities thus has a happy ending just like the other novels of Charles Dickens.