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Glossary

ancien régime The pre-revolutionary monarchical, aristocratic rule of France.

barrister A lawyer who handles court cases.

château A French aristocrat's country home.

conciergerie A prison in Paris.

emissary A representative sent on a mission or errand.

emigrant A person who has left his or her native country to settle in another.

flambeau A torch.

Fleet Street A street in central London

fortnight Two weeks; fourteen days.

gaol Jail

Gaul An older name for the region of western Europe that includes France, Belgium, and most of Switzerland.

garret An attic or room on the top floor of a house or apartment.

hackney-coach A coach for hire; an older equivalent of a taxi.

head drawer Man in charge of a hotel.

House A commercial establishment or business; used to refer to Tellson’s Bank in the novel.

incarceration Imprisonment.

jackal An accomplice who assists in menial or slightly disreputable acts.

letter de cachet A sealed letter, especially from a sovereign, often ordering arbitrary imprisonment.

mail-coach Before the introduction of railways there were two types of coaches on English roads: the mail-coach and the stage-coach. The mail-coaches were subsidized by the Post Office, whereas stage-coaches were privately owned.

miller A man whose profession is to grind wheat. Millers are usually portrayed as all white because they are covered in flour.

monseigneur A French title of honor given to princes, bishops, and other persons of eminence.

monsieur The conventional French title of respect for a man; equivalent to Mr. or sir

Newgate A prison in London.

Old Bailey The Old Bailey Court, the central court where criminals were prosecuted.

packet A ship that carries passengers, mail, and goods.

postilion Man who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide the horses drawing a coach.

quartering An antiquated punishment for criminals involving dismembering them into four parts.

quid Slang for a pound (British currency).

Resurrection-Man A person who digs up dead bodies to sell parts of them to scientists. Also called "Resurrectionist."

Saint Antoine A district of Paris very active in the revolution, especially in the storming of the Bastille.

scrivener Scribe or copier.

shoe Type of brakes under a carriage.

solicitor A lawyer who handles wills and estates and most matters not involving a court.

Temple Bar A London landmark located near Tellson's Bank.

Tower of London The state prison in London.

tumbril A crude two-wheeled cart used to carry prisoners to be executed in the French Revolution.

turnkey A jailor.

ward someone for whom someone else has responsibility, especially financially

Whitefriars In Dickens's time, a disreputable district of London.

wood-sawyer A man who chops wood.

Glossary

ancien régime The pre-revolutionary monarchical, aristocratic rule of France.

barrister A lawyer who handles court cases.

château A French aristocrat's country home.

conciergerie A prison in Paris.

emissary A representative sent on a mission or errand.

emigrant A person who has left his or her native country to settle in another.

flambeau A torch.

Fleet Street A street in central London

fortnight Two weeks; fourteen days.

gaol Jail

Gaul An older name for the region of western Europe that includes France, Belgium, and most of Switzerland.

garret An attic or room on the top floor of a house or apartment.

hackney-coach A coach for hire; an older equivalent of a taxi.

head drawer Man in charge of a hotel.

House A commercial establishment or business; used to refer to Tellson’s Bank in the novel.

incarceration Imprisonment.

jackal An accomplice who assists in menial or slightly disreputable acts.

letter de cachet A sealed letter, especially from a sovereign, often ordering arbitrary imprisonment.

mail-coach Before the introduction of railways there were two types of coaches on English roads: the mail-coach and the stage-coach. The mail-coaches were subsidized by the Post Office, whereas stage-coaches were privately owned.

miller A man whose profession is to grind wheat. Millers are usually portrayed as all white because they are covered in flour.

monseigneur A French title of honor given to princes, bishops, and other persons of eminence.

monsieur The conventional French title of respect for a man; equivalent to Mr. or sir

Newgate A prison in London.

Old Bailey The Old Bailey Court, the central court where criminals were prosecuted.

packet A ship that carries passengers, mail, and goods.

postilion Man who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide the horses drawing a coach.

quartering An antiquated punishment for criminals involving dismembering them into four parts.

quid Slang for a pound (British currency).

Resurrection-Man A person who digs up dead bodies to sell parts of them to scientists. Also called "Resurrectionist."

Saint Antoine A district of Paris very active in the revolution, especially in the storming of the Bastille.

scrivener Scribe or copier.

shoe Type of brakes under a carriage.

solicitor A lawyer who handles wills and estates and most matters not involving a court.

Temple Bar A London landmark located near Tellson's Bank.

Tower of London The state prison in London.

tumbril A crude two-wheeled cart used to carry prisoners to be executed in the French Revolution.

turnkey A jailor.

ward someone for whom someone else has responsibility, especially financially

Whitefriars In Dickens's time, a disreputable district of London.

wood-sawyer A man who chops wood.

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Jarvis Lorry

Jerry Cruncher

Lucie Manette

Miss Pross

Ernest Defarge

Madame Defarge

Gaspard

Jacques 1, 2, and 3

Dr. Manette

Young Jerry

Characters

Charles Darnay

John Barsad

Roger Cly

Mr. Stryver

Sydney Carton

Monseigneur

Marquis St. Evremonde

Gabelle

Mender of roads

The Vengeance

Characters

Charles Darnay

John Barsad

Roger Cly

Mr. Stryver

Sydney Carton

Monseigneur

Marquis St. Evremonde

Gabelle

Mender of roads

The Vengeance

Jarvis Lorry

Jerry Cruncher

Lucie Manette

Miss Pross

Ernest Defarge

Madame Defarge

Gaspard

Jacques 1, 2, and 3

Dr. Manette

Young Jerry

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