Home / What's On / Birmingham / Study day - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)Study day - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)The Birmingham & Midland Institute, BirminghamDateFriday 11 December 2026Starts10:15amEnds4pmTypeOtherWhere9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BSLast checked1 October 2026The opening and closing words are familiar: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …’ and ‘It is a far far better thing that I do …’. The novel is firmly established as one of the very best historical novels ever written. It is set in Paris and London during and…At Birmingham & Midland InstituteArts centre — 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS.Birmingham & Midland Institute on FolkAirMore at Birmingham & Midland InstituteStudy Day - Mike Leigh, Abigail’s Party (1977) & Willy Russell, Educating Rita (1980) — 2 October 2026The Alliance of Literary Societies Fair — 3 October 2026Dr John Hall-Edwards, Birmingham’s Pioneering radiologist — 5 October 2026Around Birmingham & Midland InstituteGas Hall — Art gallery, 50mBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Museum, 70mBirmingham Museums Venue Hire — Museum, 80mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.