1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is set before and during the French Revolution. It follows the Manette family as they flee Paris for London to escape the turmoil of the Revolution.
2. Dr. Manette is unjustly imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years before being rescued and brought to London by his daughter Lucie's future husband, Charles Darnay.
3. Sydney Carton is in love with Lucie but sacrifices himself by taking Darnay's place at the guillotine to save him so that Lucie may remain happy with her husband and daughter.