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American notes

by Charles Dickens, Diana C. Archibald

Description and travelSocial life and customsTravelHistoryJuvenile literature
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Description of a trip by the famous British novelist Charles Dickens to the U.S. in the early 1840s, which included travel through the Great Lakes states. The first and last portions of the book are accounts of his travel in the east. There are also chapters on slavery and his voyage back to England. Chapter headings for the portion on western travel are: -From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a western steam-boat. Cincinnati. -From Cincinnati to Louisville in another western steam-boat; and from Louisville to St. Louis in another. St. Louis. -A Jaunt to the Looking-glass prairie and back. -Return to Cincinnati. A stage-coach ride from that city to Columbus, and thence to Sandusky. So, by Lake Erie, to the Falls of Niagara.

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Description and travelSocial life and customsTravelHistoryJuvenile literatureQuotations

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Setting

United StatesGreat BritainEnglandCanadaItalyEuropeÉtats-Unis1783-186519th century1764-18671783-1848

About the author

Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens

7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870

Charles Dickens, was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens

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Charles Dickens, Diana C. Archibald

Pages

270

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

233

Language

English

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN

9781727717983

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