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Title: American Notes and Pictures from Italy: For General Circulation (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Charles Dickens, Leonee Ormond, Samuel Palmer, Marcus Stone, Fred Schwazbach ISBN: 0460876856 Publisher: Everyman Paperback Classics Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent commentary on American life in 1842
Comment: Charles Dickens wrote a detailed log of his trip to America--from the boat in England to his travels on early American trains. His style is very light and entertaining. If you are familiar with his novels about the dark side of London and the social problems that Dickens himself grew up with, this book is quite a contrast. He is writing the book as an Englishman for other Englishmen.

I was expecting to find a lot of satire against Americans. (His comic piece "Martin Chuzzelwit" had this). However, Dickens was very positive toward the social reforms that he saw in America. He also makes some interesting comments on seeing black slaves for the first time.

Unfortunately, he wasn't able to travel far, so his impressions of America are limited. Nonetheless, this is a book that I enjoy reading and re-reading.

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