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A Tale of Two Cities Summary

Meet Charles Darnay, the nobleman who spends more time on trial and in prison than attending balls and drinking expensive wine. Don't feel too bad for him though—his stunt double takes his place at the guillotine. Talk about dedication.


17th-Century British Literature Videos 2 videos

A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

A Midsummer Night's Dream Summary
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Love potions are tricky business (not that we've ever tried using one, of course). They can make you fall in love with the wrong person…or, in th...

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18th-Century British Literature Videos 3 videos

A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed: Oh, How Hollywood
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And you thought a nymph was a naturally lovely woodland creature. To be fair, so did we. But boy did Jonathan Swift prove us wrong.

A Modest Proposal...in 21st Century Media
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We were so moved by Angelina Jolie's overseas adoptions that we created a proposal to bring foreign-born children over by the thousands! Think abou...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Mariners back in the day sure knew how to bust a rime.

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19th-Century British Literature Videos 19 videos

A Christmas Carol
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How did Scrooge go from being naughty to nice so quickly, and why? (Hint: contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with the ghost of Santa...

A Tale of Two Cities
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It may be the best of times for Chuck Darnay, but it's pretty much constantly the worst of times for Sydney. Poor guy.

A Tale of Two Cities Summary
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Meet Charles Darnay, the nobleman who spends more time on trial and in prison than attending balls and drinking expensive wine. Don't feel too bad...

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All British Literature Videos 53 videos

1984
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Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

1984 and V for Vendetta
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Imagine a world in which all literature was dystopian. Okay, so we may be getting to that point, 1984 and V for Vendetta helped start it all.

1984 Summary
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By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

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Charles Dickens Videos 20 videos

Charles Dickens 14 What Was The Social and Political Atmosphere in The Early 19th Century
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Ever find yourself making awkward small talk with someone and wishing you had a way to get out of it? Well, have we got the topic for you: the soci...

Charles Dickens 21 The marriage plot
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Was the marriage plot a bunch of folks who schemed and conned their way into marriage? Hit play to find out.

Charles Dickens 20 What Was His Comedy Like
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How did Americans and Brits feel about Dickens' comedy? Eh...let's just say it was the best of comedy, it was the worst of comedy. 

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Post-1945 British Literature Videos 5 videos

1984
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Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

1984 Summary
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By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

Animal Farm
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How do you insult the Soviet Union and get away with it? Make them animals. (No one will ever know.) That was George Orwell's plan, and it worked....

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Shakespeare Videos 51 videos

Features of a Shakespearean Tragedy
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What are the features that make a Shakespearean tragedy? Where do they show up in plays like Othello, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet? This video help...

Hamlet
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In the world of Shakespeare, pretty much everyone either dies or gets married. Hamlet and co. got the short end of that stick.

Hamlet Ghost Dad
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Talk about an absent parent.

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