Charles Dickens
publication date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 (part of Summer 2013)
category: 
Literature
clue: The famous beginning of his book about two towns could be summarized as: Good Times Bad Times.
explanation: A Tale of Two Cities started with the phrase: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
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