A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events. A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly installments.

Synopsis

Book the First: Recalled to Life

Dickens's famous opening sentence introduces the universal approach of the book, the French Revolution, and the drama depicted within:

In 1775, a man flags down the nightly mail-coach on its route from London to Dover. The man is Jerry Cruncher, an employee of Tellson's Bank in London; he carries a message for Jarvis Lorry, a passenger and one of the bank's managers. Mr. Lorry sends Jerry back to deliver a cryptic response to the bank: "Recalled to Life." The message refers to Alexandre Manette, a French physician who has been released from the Bastille after an 18-year imprisonment. Once Mr. Lorry arrives in Dover, he meets with Dr. Manette's daughter Lucie and her governess, Miss Pross. Lucie has believed her father to be dead, and faints at the news that he is alive; Mr. Lorry takes her to France to reunite with him.

IV: Revenge of the Vengeance

IV: Revenge of the Vengeance is the fourth studio album by "humorcore" band Psychostick, released on November 4, 2014, through Rock Ridge Music. It's the first full album by the band that features no lineup change.

Background

The album was recorded in the band's own studio, funded by the fans through Indiegogo. The band announced the fundraiser during a webcast upon the release of the song and video of "Obey the Beard." The studio took six months to build.

The band announced that they were making a new album during the "America F*ck Yeah" tour with bands Dog Fashion Disco and The Bunny The Bear, and played "Quack Kills" to promote it. On September 18, 2014, the band announced during a webcast that the album titled Revenge of the Vengeance was releasing November 4, and began accepting preorders for the album.

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