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          American Notes

          American Notes

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          When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination.

          ''Like Shakespeare, Dickens was able to embrace a whole world'' John Morti...

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          Product ID:9780140436495
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:American Notes
          Authors:Author: Charles Dickens
          Page Count:352
          Subjects:Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Classic travel writing, Classic travel writing, USA, c 1800 to c 1900
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          When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination.

          ''Like Shakespeare, Dickens was able to embrace a whole world'' John Mortimer

          When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842, he was the most famous man of his day to make the journey, and embarked on his travels with an intense curiosity. His frank descriptions cover everything from his comically wretched sea voyage to his sheer astonishment at Niagara Falls, while he also visited hospitals, prisons and law courts. But Dickens''s depiction of America as a land ruled by money, built on slavery, with a corrupt press and unsavoury manners, provoked a hostile reaction on both sides of the Atlantic. American Notes is an illuminating account of a great writer''s revelatory encounter with the New World.

          Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Patricia Ingham


          Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
          Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2000-10-26

          Additional information

          Weight242 g
          Dimensions124 × 198 × 16 mm