• ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness......"- This line is taken from - 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens.
- This is the opening line of the novel.
• Complete quotation:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
• A Tale of Two Cities একটি Historical Novel.
- এই Novel টিতে দুইটি city কে ঘিরে কাহিনী গড়ে উঠেছে - এগুলো হচ্ছে London and Paris.
- The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution.
- The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy.
• এই novel এর উল্লেখযোগ্য চরিত্র সমূহ -
- Sydne Carton
- Lucie Manette
- Chrales Darnay
- Dr. Alexandre Manette
- Madame Defarge.
• Charles Dickes:
- Born: February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- Death: June 9, 1870.
- Boz' was the pseudonym of Charles Dickens.
- He was considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
• Best Works:
- A Christmas Carol,
- David Copperfield,
- Bleak House.
- A Tale of Two Cities,
- Great Expectations,
- Our Mutual Friend,
- Hard Times, etc.
Source: Britannica and Website Lecture.