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Debbie
Jan 11, 2008 rated it liked it
The best part of this book are the famous first and last lines. First line: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...." Last line: "It is a far, far, better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."

Set during the French Revolution, Dickens shows the peasants taking revenge against the aristocrats who have made life so difficult for the poor. Thankfully, this n
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