Posted on 03/18/2024 10:40:29 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Origin
This phrase has been taken from the famous opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities. The novel opens with, “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, …” (Para. 1, Line, 1). This passage suggests an age of radical opposites taking place across the English Channel, in France and the United Kingdom respectively. It tells a story of contrasts and comparisons between London and Paris during the French revolution.
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Dickens was prophetic.
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Nothing controversial about that.
Dickens was a socialist progressive by today’s standards.............
Have no idea about that, all I remember is that when the paperback book of "Tale of Two Cities" was required to be read, in my 8th grade English class, I broke the piggy bank, and bought the Cliff Notes version at the local mall Walden's books.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Dickens’ books and have read several. It was his literary style that brought the plight of the poor and and disrespected classes of Industrial Era UK to the forefront in his stories and the minds of his readers.
While Jane Austen’s novels pertained to the aristocracy and the middle classes, Dickens novels primarily dealt with the lower classes and their plight................
While I like both Austin and Dickens, Thomas Hardy is my favorite author. When his characters did something wrong, they always suffered the consequences.
Unlike today when everyone gets a get out of jail free card, unless you’re a Conservative.
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