A Tale Of Two Cities: Charles DickensThe French Revolution a time of great change and great danger; a time when injustice was met by a blood lust for vengeance and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. This tumultuous historical event is the setting for Dickens' story of unsurpassed adventure and courage. Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported from France to England.