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American Notes
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Based on 9 Ratings and 9 Reviews

Book Description
Charles Dickens was the most famous of many travelers of his time who journeyed to America, curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. His frank, often humorous descriptions in his 1842 account cover everything from his uncomfortable sea voyage to an ecstatic narrative of his visit to Niagara Falls. Yet Dickens is also critical of American society, ... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingHardcover (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100141881089
ISBN-13978-0141881089
Publication Date07/05/2002
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About Charles Dickens (Author) : Charles Dickens, (February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Critics George Gissing an... more
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About Chronology Stephen Wall Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Patricia Ingham (Author) : Chronology Stephen Wall Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Patricia Ingham is a published author. Published credits of Chronology Stephen Wall Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Patricia I... more
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About Patricia Ingham (Editor) : Patricia Ingham is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Patricia Ingham include Cranford (TV tie-in) (Penguin Classics), Jude the Obscure (Oxford World's Classics), Ameri... more
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