More from the 2016 Bulwer-Lytton Bad Writing Contest:
Winner, Historical Fiction:
It was the worst of times, although I suppose if I were really pressed I could come up with a time in history even worse than the French Revolution, such as the Black Death, to name but one, but on the other hand it has to be said that it was also the best of times, particularly for those of us that were rich and living in England rather than France.
— Michael D. Hill, Burton, England