French Revolution in Dickens' very great tale

The French Revolution in 1789 was used as the historical backgrounds for Charles Dickens' very famous novel, A Tale Of Two Cities. 2012 is the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of the great English novelist who also penned 'The Life Of Our Lord' for his kids' private education. Now, the once well-kept book is available publicly as one of the many fairly well-liked books in the modern English'-speaking world on earth.