Bibliograph

American Notes for General Circulation, Charles Dickens, Volume 2

Type

Label

American Notes for General Circulation, Charles Dickens, Volume 2

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American Notes for General Circulation

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1097119178

Responsibility statement

Charles Dickens

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. North American HistoryCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) is best remembered today for the novels which offer a fantastic, even grotesque panorama of Victorian life, but he was a journalist before he became a novelist. His travel writings have all the energy and urgency of journalism, and these two volumes, drawn from his experiences on a six-month tour of America between January and June 1842, are no exception. Dickens was already hugely popular with the American reading public, and he was lionised wherever he went, but the American Notes, and the American scenes in Martin Chuzzlewit, caused great controversy and were felt by many to insult the people and institutions of the United States. Dickens's dedication of American Notes, to 'those friends of mine in America ... who, loving their country, can bear the truth when it is told good humouredly, and in a kind spirit' suggests that he was not surprised by this reaction.--, Provided by publisher

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