American Notesby Charles Dickens | |
| Category: |
"Travel" |
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| Pages: | 254 |
| Year of Publication: | 1842 |
| Date Read: | 01/15/2000 |
| Notes: | In 1842, the young Dickens made a sweeping tour of the United States and Canada, visiting Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Niagara Falls, among other places. (He chose not to venture to the south, out of a repugnance for slavery.) This brief account of his travels begins with optimism and the usual Dickens eye for the comic. As it goes on, we begin to sense the weariness of the journey and the author's disappointment with what he found. It givea a vivid picture of a nation still under construction. |
| My Rating: | 8 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2000-01-18 08:56:11
