Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
Given the following excerpt, state what type of literature is it?

### Input:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...”

### Response:
It is an excerpt from a novel by Charles Dickens called "A Tale of Two Cities", and it is a work of classical literature.