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Quotation from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

Charles Dickens (spoken by Narrator)

A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter 1 (Project Gutenberg #98 text)

Portrait of Charles Dickens

The opening sentence sets out the paired opposites of the year 1775 in England and France.

Citation: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter 1 (Project Gutenberg #98 text). (id a-tale-of-two-cities-q1)

Portrait: Tales serial, Chapman & Hall, Public domain.

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