American Notes
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$31.13
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2000
Summary
Charles Dickens’ notes on America - its people, its culture, its laws and its foibles
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. His frank and often humorous descriptions cover everything from his comically wretched sea voyage to his sheer astonishment at the magnificence of the Niagara Falls, while he also visited hospitals, prisons…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436495 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140436499 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens, Patricia Ingham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2000 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful PICKWICK PAPERS (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. He is considered one of the greatest novelists in the English language.
Patricia Ingham is Fellow of St Anne’s College, Reader in English, and The Times Lecturer in English at the University of Oxford.
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