Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities based on the French Revolution. He knew that within all the fighting there was a story to tell, even if it was fictional. It captured readers' attention by inserting moments of suspense and leaving cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. During Charles Darnay's lifetime no one knew what would happen next. At the beginning the Lord ran over a child with his carriage. With dismay and a pained expression, the child's father cradled him while the gentleman threw shillings at him. Despair and anger filled the air, but no one knew what the father was about to do. Shortly afterwards a barrel full of wine overturned and hundreds of people came out trying to drink it. The same man with the deceased child was there and wrote "BLOOD" on the wall with wine. This was a hint of what was to come, but it didn't fully tell you what it was. Mannett was imprisoned for many years and was eventually released. When his family came to receive him, he had no memory of it and was reluctant to go with them. Over the years in prison he had kept a diary of his experiences and what he thought of the Evermonds. When he left with his family he forgot this diary. Mrs. Defarge and Mr. Defarge took it for themselves. It was a curious thing to do because it was full of scribbles and notes. Amazingly, this diary would come back to haunt Dr. Mannett within a few years. Charles Evermond, the Monsieur's nephew, decided he was revoking his position to rule France and moved to England. Then he took it a step further in not wanting anyone to know who he was and changed his name to Darnay. On his journey to England his uncle had a spy follow him; however…half the paper…slowly, yet readers were still left wondering. Carton found a way into the prison where Darnay was being held and ordered him to change clothes. He then drugged Darnay, which led to the question of what they are doing and whether they will be caught. Carton quickly changed places with Darnay; even if the risk was yet to come. If they could get Charles out of prison, Carton would truly keep his promise. All the suspense and mystery in this story really captured readers' attention. Each chapter had its own story under the main one. Like a puzzle where each piece represents a different chapter. Not knowing where the piece will go or what the big picture will be. Dickens planned all this to create a twisted story full of secret exchanges and meetings. This is how Charles Dickens made A Tale of Two Cities full of suspense and mystery.