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131 Cards in this Set
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Main Characters
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Sydney Carton is the protagonist of the story.
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Main Characters
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Charles Darnay resembles Sydney Carton.
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Main Characters
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Lucie Is the "Golden Thread" which brings everyone together.
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Main Characters
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Carton states that he would die for Lucie.
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Famous Quotes
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness
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General Information
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Carton must lose his life in order to regain it.
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Setting
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The story takes place in London, England and Paris, France.
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge is the antagonist. (symbol of fate)
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General Information
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The story occurs during the revolution in France
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About the Author
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the author of the story is Charles Dickens
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Sydney Carton
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Self Loathing drunk. Used to do the work of children in his class.
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Key Facts
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The narrator uses third person
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Key Facts
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TOTC was a weekly publication before it became a novel.
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Important Quotes
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It is a far better thing that I do, than I have ever done, It is a far better rest I go, than I have ever Known.
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Themes
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Love overcomes all.
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General Information
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Carton, in his own way, was recalled to life by Lucie.
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Literary Techniques
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Dickens uses foreshadowing to give readers a clue of impending doom.
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About the Author
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Dickens incorporated qualities of his former love into Lucie
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Important Quotes
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Recalled to Life
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About the Author
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His name is Charles Dickens
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Main Characters
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Jerry Cruncher was a grave digger
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Symbols
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Wine Spilled in the street represents blood
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Sydney Carton
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Lucie makes him a changed man
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Sydney Carton
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Comforts a woman at the end of the book.
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Sydney Carton
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His character changes by the end of the story
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Setting
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The Bastille is a prison in France
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Setting
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London is where la Force
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Symbol
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Madame Defarge is always knitting.
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General Information
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Carton doesn't really like Darnay at first.
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Aristotle
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States that all heroes have a tragic flaw.
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Literary Devices
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Allusions
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General Information
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Critics attacked the novel
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Main Characters
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Sydney Carton's nickname is the Jackal
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Main Characters
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Stryver is the Lion
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About The Author
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Dickens was the most popular of the Victorian era.
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About The author
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Born February 7th, 1812
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About The Author
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Died at age 58
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Literary Techniques
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Master of Prose and realism
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Literary Techniques
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Many unimportant yet detailed characters are in the story.
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About the author
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used to work for a Newspaper.
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General Information
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Books in the 17th Century were longer than they are now.
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About the book
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The book is 45 Chapters.
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About the book
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There are 3 books in the book
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About the book
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The first book is "Recalled to Life"
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About the Book
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The second book is " The Golden Thread"
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About The Book
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The third book is "The track of a storm"
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Main Characters
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Charles Darnay is a french aristocrat
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General Information
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Sydney Carton is an Attorney
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About the author
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Dicken's father's name is John Dickens
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About the author
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He was a top reporter in London at 19.
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Main Characters
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Dr. Manette spends 188 years in the Bastille
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge is the villain of the story.
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Main Characters
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The Defarges own a wine shop.
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Sydney Carton
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Carton is jealous of Charles Darnay
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Charles Darnay
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Gets arrested 3 times during the story
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Charles Darnay
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Marries Lucie Manette.
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Charles Darnay
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Uncle is the Marquis Evremond.
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Main Characters
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Lucie has golden hair
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Main Characters
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Sydney Carton trades places with Charles Darnay
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Sydney Carton
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He dies at the the end of the story.
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Charles Darnay
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has a daughter
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Main Characters
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Dr. Manette relapses after Lucie's Marriage.
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Setting
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French people were very poor
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General Information
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The aristocracy was taken down
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General Information
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Revolutionaries referred to each other as jacques.
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General Information
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Jerry Cruncher is a grave digger
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General Information
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Miss Pross kills Madame Defarge
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge doesn't get to see the fall of the aristocracy
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Main Characters
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Dr. Manette testifies for Darnay.
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General Information
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Darnay is sentenced to death after being brought to trial a third time.
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General Information
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Sydney Carton writes a letter to Lucie when trading places with Darnay
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General Information
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Lucie Goes to see Charles outside of his prison cell everyday
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Literary Techniques
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Dickens uses imagery in a lot of his writing.
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General Information
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The Marquis Evremonde is murdered
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General Information
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The Guillotine is used to execute guilty persons.
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General Information
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It didn't take much to be accused of being a traitor
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Main Characters
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John Barsad, the spy, was Miss Pross long lost brother.
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Important Quotes
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The Golden Thread
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge was the antagonist.
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Sydney Carton
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Carton is the antagonist.
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Main Characters
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Jerry Cruncher is the one who identifies Basard.
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Literary Techniques
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Dicken's reveals the plot piece by piece.
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General Information
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Monsieur Defarge was Dr. Manette's servant
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General Information
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Monsieur Defarge is about 30 years old.
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Literary Techniques
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Dicken's uses Anaphora
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General Information
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TOTC is a novel
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About the book
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Published by Chapman and Hall
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About the book
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the narrator is anonymous
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About the book
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The tone is sympathetic and sentimental
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About the book
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The story is told in past tense
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About the book
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The story is told in english.
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About the book
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The genre is historical.
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge is always knitting.
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Themes
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One can be resurrected and recalled to life.
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Symbols
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Marquis Evremonde represents pure evil.
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Sydney Carton
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He is 25 years old
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Important Quotes
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"I am a disappointed drudge, sir..." - Sydney Carton
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Sydney Carton
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Finds Gods at the end of the book
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Sydney Carton
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Decides to be executed in charles place
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General information
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Carton is not a hero.
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About the Author
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Dickens Wrote over 10 novels
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General Information
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The vengeance was Madame Defarge's Lieutenant.
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Main Characters
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Madame Defarge Constantly knits.
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General Information
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Madame Defarge Knits names into a registry of people to be killed in the revolution.
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Themes
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Fate.
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Themes
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The struggle
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Themes
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Social injustice/family ties
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General Information
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The historical accuracy of the book is disputed.
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Sydney Carton
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Sydney Carton is from London
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Charles Darnay
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Noble and upstanding individual.
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About the Author
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While working at a job Dicken's used to sleep in the attic of a house owned by a Mrs. Roylance
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About the Author
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Charles was the second oldest child in his family
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About The Author
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His Mother started her own Educational Establishment
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About the author
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Dickens father earned $80 a year on his job.
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About The Author
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Dicken's father encouraged him to grow.
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About The Author
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Dicken's father made him perform for his fellow employees.
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About The Author
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His birth name was Charles John Huffman Dickens
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About The Author
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His house became a museum.
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About The Author
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His father was a Clerk at a Navy Pay Office
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About the Author
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Charles Moved to London at two years old.
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About The Author
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Dicken's got a lot of inspiration from his father's collection of books.
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Sydney Carton
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Carton isolated himself from others.
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Sydney Carton
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Shows indifference towards all people except Lucie.
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Sydney Carton
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envisions his death before it takes place.
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Sydney Carton
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Extremely intelligence does Stryver's work.
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Main Characters
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Stryver wished to marry Lucie
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Main Characters
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Stryver is nicknamed the Lion
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Main Characters
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Jerry Cruncher is called a Ressurection man.
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Sydney Carton
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Blames his drinking on his terribly troubled Childhood.
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About the Author
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Charles Dicken's mother taught him how to read.
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General information
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Joseph Campbell has his own definition of a hero.
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