A Tale of Two Cities

I am reading A Tale of Two Cities this week - and am curious to know French historians' opinion about Dickens accuracy in portraying the city of Paris during the French revolution. Ben, if you're out there, maybe you have some comments. It reminds me very much of what I've read in recent reports about the Khymer Rouge during the Pol Pot regime. I'm looking forward to my next visit to the Musee Carnavalet to compare the French revolution exhibits with the chapters from Dickens' book. If any Paris Blog readers have any suggestions of first-hand accounts for reading material about the revolution - that would be appreicated - I know that Ben Franklin left town before things got dicey.