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In England it was the dawn of the industrial revolution, and for the growing middle class it was the best of times. For the poor, it was the worst of times because illiteracy and unemployment were high. In France, for the aristocracy it seemed like the best of times but many lived in a world insulated from what the reality was for the poor: hunger, and unemployment. Whether it was the best of times or the worst of times depended on one's point of view. The quote describes the spirit of the era in which this story takes place. .
Dickens also shows that crime ran rampant and robbery and murder were common occurrences in England at the time. "Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night" (Dickens 36). This shows the terror that the highwaymen brought to the people in England. .
The Old Bailey, a court of law, which stands beside the famous Newgate Prison, is the place where Charles Darnay was tried for treason. The Old Bailey was a real court in London. Prisoners were kept in the gaol, brought next door for trial, and hung on the street outside, until 1866 (Dickens 406). " "You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?" said one of the oldest of the clerks to Jerry the messenger" (Dickens 89). The Old Bailey was a court of law until it was renovated and called the Central Criminal Court. .
The Tellson's Bank, where Mr. Lorry works is based on a real life bank called Thelusson's Bank. "Tellson's Bank by temple bar was an old fashioned place even in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty" (Dickens 83). Dickens needed a name for the organization, which brings Lucie and Dr. Manette from France to England; he had read about Thelusson's Bank in Carlyle's work and shifted the name to Tellson's Bank, which had branches in London and Paris (Davis, The Flint 248). The setting in England is realistic for the time and is historically correct. .
In A Tale of Two Cities, practically all of the French peasants lived in poverty.
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