"It was the best of time, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom and foolishness, it was the epoch of belief and disbelief, it was the season of Light and Darkness..." The story takes place in the 18th century in two cities, London and Paris. A political prisoner called Alexander Manette is released from prison after his long imprisonment and recalled to life by his daughter Lucie. His life seems to go better: his haunted fears and memories are quietened down, his daughter gets marr ...