A Tale of Two Cities: Recalled To Life  A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens’ most favored books. This book opens in the year 1775 contrasting two cities: Paris, France and London, England. Throughout this story various characters are “recalled to life”, meaning that they have had a new chance at life. Dr. Manette is clearly mad after being in prison for eighteen years. When Lucie, Dr. Manette’s daughter, and Mr. Lorry eventually nurse the doctor back to a healthy state and out of his insane state, they had “recalled him to life”. Dr. Manette was nursed from an insane state with no real life to a sane one with a very func