American Notes

by Charles Dickens

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"American Notes" by Charles Dickens is a travelogue published in 1842 detailing his six-month journey through North America. Acting as a critical observer rather than a tourist, Dickens visited cities from Boston to St. Louis, examining prisons, institutions, and society. He praised Boston's beauty and was moved by meeting Laura Bridgman at a school for the blind.

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Topics: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Travel -- United States · United States -- Description and travel · United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865