A Tale of Two Cities by. Charles Dickens Charles Dickens the author of A Tale of Two Cities, was born in 1812. He was a great English novelist and one of the most popular writers of all time. Dickens was a keen observer of life, and had a great understanding of people. He died in 1870. This story takes place in France and England around the time of the French Revolution. The point of view was first …showed first 75 words of 790 total…

…showed last 75 words of 790 total…Darney and from Charles to Lucy made Sydney Carten’s love give sympathy in order for Sydney to give his love by taking Charles' place at death’s table so that Lucy could have love from Charles. This was a wonderful show of irony that Mr. Dickens uses in his book. Another way he used irony is by having Sydney Carten give sympathy to Charles Darney which he could care less about in the beginning.