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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.
Barsad is described in Book 2, Chapter 3 of A Tale of Two Cities as "one of the greatest scoundrels upon the earth since accursed Judas-which he certainly did look rather like." This is a direct reference to Judas Iscariot , the man who betrayed Jesus Christ in the Bible, and is explaining that Barsad is a very untrustworthy man.
When Lucie's daughter is about six years old, Darnay returns to France. Lucie, Dr. Manette, their daughter, Little Lucie, and Miss Pross go after him after receiving notice of his imprisonment in La Force. Lucie relies on her father to rescue Darnay, which he does, but then Darnay is again accused.
Madame Thérèse Defarge is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. She is a ringleader of the tricoteuses, a tireless worker for the French Revolution, memorably knitting beside the guillotine during executions. She is the wife of Ernest Defarge.
Jarvis Lorry is one of the oldest employees of Tellson's Bank, and he frequently deals with the bank's offices in London and Paris.He is a confirmed bachelor and a man of business, describing himself as not much else than a speaking machine.
Tell the Wind and Fire (2016), a novel by Irish author Sarah Rees Brennan, is a modern retelling by A Tale of Two Cities with Light and Dark magicians in a Light and a Dark New York, with Lucie Manette as the protagonist; Ethan Stryker here represents Darnay, with his magically-created doppelganger Carwyn as Sydney Carton.
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American historical drama film made for TV, [2] directed by Jim Goddard and starring Chris Sarandon, who plays dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman. [3] It is based on the 1859 Charles Dickens novel of the same name set in the French Revolution.
In the 1935 film adaptation, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by Billy Bevan.. In the 1958 film adaptation, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by Alfie Bass.. In the 1980 TV Movie A Tale of Two Cities, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by George Innes.