American Notes by Charles Dickens

American Notes by Charles Dickens

In 1842 Charles Dickens and his wife travelled to America. His first impressions were favourable, but dillusion followed and his "American Notes" caused much upset in America. "Pictures from Italy" is much more than a guidebook. This study edition contains both text and commentary.

Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. In 1824, his father was imprisoned for debt, so Charles was sent to work in a shoe-dye factory. He later became a clerk in a law firm, a shorthand reporter in the courts, and a parliamentary and newspaper reporter. In 1833, Dickens began to contribute short stories and essays to periodicals, heralding the start of a glittering and prolific literary career. He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, with whom he had nine surviving children before they separated in 1858. Dickens died suddenly at home on June 9, 1870, leaving behind an internationally acclaimed canon of work, including Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838), David Copperfield (1849-50), Bleak House (1852-53), Little Dorrit (1855-57), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-61) and Our Mutual Friend (1864-65). He was buried in Westminster Abbey. Michael Slater is Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College in the University of London. He was editor of The Dickensian (1968-77) and President of the International Dickens Fellowship (1988-90). He has published many books and articles on Dickens.

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ISBN 13	9780460876858
ISBN 10	0460876856
Title	American Notes
Author	Charles Dickens
Series	Everyman Dickens
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1997-05-06
Number of pages	448
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