Over the past couple of months, the topic of written classics has come to the forefront of many discussions with friends, colleges and family. It surprised me to learn how few of these works I had gone through in my preceding decades. In response to this awareness I have added some of these titles to the ever growing book list. My foray into the ocean of classical must reads began with Dickens and A Tale of Two Cities.
If you have not delved into classical literature since high school, now is a great time to dust off a work or two and see for yourself if these texts hold more relevance now.
Dickens explored the time just before and during the French Revolution through this work of historical fiction. While straight history can, at times, be a bit dry and dense, the characters created by Dickens light the fuse attached to the revolutionary powder keg and walk the reader through a myriad of paths that intersect and intertwine from the streets of Paris to the court rooms of London.
This story does not disappoint and was a pleasant surprise as I was bracing for the depth and or heady text that one expects to come from such classic works. Themes of sacrifice, family, and devotion flow throughout. Good to reconnect with authors and times of the past.