American Notes

American Notes

by Charles Dickens

In 'American Notes', Charles Dickens shares his candid observations and experiences from his 1842 journey through the United States. Covering a range of topics from social customs and political systems to the burgeoning American landscape, Dickens offers a critical and often humorous perspective on the nation's strengths and weaknesses. His insights provide a valuable glimpse into the early 19th-century American society, particularly its evolving political landscape, burgeoning industrialization, and the contentious issue of slavery.

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Charles Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 18...

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