A Tale of two Cities and Treasure Island

A Tale of two Cities

Charles Dickens, the author was an English writer, journalist, editor and social critic. His famous plays are - A Tale of two cities’, ‘No Thorough fare, The Frozen Deep. A Tale of Two Cities is an historical novel. It narrates the story of the French Doctor Manette and his 18-year-long imprisonment in Paris. When he released from his imprisonment he left for London. The two cities are in London only. Actually the first plot deals with the rebirth of Dr. Manette and about those situations and reasons for French Revolution by the lower classes and the Reign of Terror. The author asserts his belief in the possibility of transformation.


Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson, the author is best known for ‘Treasure Island’, ‘Kidnapped’, and ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’.He is most widely read author in the world.He wrote everything plays, poems, essays on literary criticism and theory, travelogues, romances, adventure stories, fantasies, fables and short stories and he wrote in a manner which pulled the reader right into the world he strove hard to create.Very adventurous story, well created. Readers will surely enjoy the story. And though the critics might take a longer time to appreciate the literary genius of Stevenson’s works, for the common reader he remains a man with a hundred fascinating stories to tell…a man whose words bring magic and wonder, and happiness to one who reads.