A character in A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
A Paris wine-shop keeper in Saint Antoine and former servant of Doctor Manette; a leader of the revolutionary Jacquerie who shelters the released Doctor and helps ignite the storming of the Bastille.
Also known as: Monsieur Defarge, Defarge, Jacques
Inside the story
Ernest Defarge is a wine-shop keeper in the Saint Antoine district of Paris and a leader among the revolutionary Jacquerie. Once a servant of Doctor Manette, he now shelters the doctor after his release and helps carry the unrest of the streets toward the Bastille.
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