A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a historical novel set during the French Revolution, following the lives of people in London and Paris. The story revolves around Charles Darnay, a kind-hearted French aristocrat who leaves his family’s cruel legacy behind, and Sydney Carton, a clever but troubled English lawyer. Both men love the same woman, Lucie Manette, whose father was imprisone…
After surviving fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson's life is finally looking a little brighter. She's going to school and making friends, real friends! The only thing Esther's missing now is a mother. But long-lost parents don't just turn up out of the blue. Do they?