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Event: French Revolution Time: 1789 –1799 Course: The poor of the cities and the peasants in the country rose up against the king and the nobles. Result: Down with the tyranny （专制）of the king! Effect: widespread, both inside and outside of France, and the Revolution ranks as one of the most important events in the history of Europe. French Revolution Beginning: Down with the Bastille on July 14, 1789. * Down with the Bastille * It was the best of Times. It was the worst of Times. Lesson 86 By Gu Jibin, May 26, 2003 * Charles Dickens His works The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist The Old Curiosity Shop. David Copperfield Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Bleak House 《雾都孤儿》《双城记》 《艰难时世》《远大前程》 《荒凉山庄》《皮克威克外传》 《老古玩店》《大卫.科波菲尔》 One of the greatest novelist in English literature. * About the story A Tale of Two Cities tells us of a tale of action of adventure (冒险) that happened in London and Paris at the time of French Revolution. So the cities in the title referred to London and Paris. The story dealt with the fate of a small group of characters(人物) who were drawn (卷入) into the events of the Revolution. One of the main characters was Dr. Manette, a French doctor. After having been in prison for 18 years, he was set free. * Then he settled (定居) in London with his beautiful daughter Lucie. She fell in love with Charles Darnay, a noble heir (后裔) of the bad Evremonde family of French. Then she got married to him. Several years later, when Darnay returned to Paris, he was caught by the revolutionaries. At this time there was another young man named Sydney Carton, who was very much like Darnay, loved Lucie so much that he was ready to be sentenced to death instead of Darnay. * Dr Manette of Lucie Manette. 2) His died when Lucie was a baby. 3) He a peasant boy and a girl, both of whom . 4) He knew that they had been badly , so he was put in prison to