Revolving around the ordeals faced by France and England during the French Revolution in 1775, 'A Tale of Two Cities' follows the lives of three people entwined in a fictional story of love and despair. Lucie believes her father, Dr. Manette to be dead until after eighteen years of imprisonment in Bastille, a traumatized Manette is reunited with his daughter. Eventually, Lucie is married off to Charles Darnay, a migrant from France accused of treason in Britain. However, another man, a reclusive English lawyer by the name of Sydney Carton, also harbors love for her. In times of extreme chaos and constant violent tussle between the aristocracy and the masses, the two men cross paths, both inflicted by love for the same girl. As the terror of the guillotine is unleashed on the French by the Revolution, France braces itself for the worst of times. A tale of transformation of lives from England to France follows. The tale that witnesses killings, heartlessness and unrest has at its heart a story of pure love and sacrifice by a man for the girl whose love he would never win. A Dickens classic rich in historical drama and highlighting political instability on the lands of the British and the French, 'A Tale of Two Cities' is considered to be one of the best fictional works on the Revolution.