Charles Dickens? inimitable classic, A Tale of Two Cities, is a heart breaking tale set in London and Paris during the time of the French Revolution. This book brings out, the plight of the peasants and the grave injustices heaped upon them by the French aristocracy. In the midst of it all are caught up the lives of the main protagonists, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton and Lucie Manette ? the woman they both love.