A Tale of Two Cities

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times are the words that begin this classic by Charles Dickens. The story begins with the years preceding the French Revolution. Two very different men, a cynical Englishman and a romantic French man are in love with the same woman. The plot shifts from France to England. The finale comes with a trial and the dramatic closing "It is a far, far better thing that I do..."