American Notes for General CirculationApplewood Books, 2003 M01 30 - 196 páginas Charles Dickens entered the world of travel writing with his 1850 work American Notes for General Circulation. The work reflects his 5-month trip in 1842 along the East Coast and Great Lakes regions. Dickens' astute, and often funny, observations of American society include commentary about Wall Street, the press, the prison system, and the institution of slavery. |
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... course , of course ; " though | it would be exceedingly difficult to say why we thought so . I remember , too , when we had discovered and ex- hausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies ' cabin adjoining our ...
... course , of course ; " though | it would be exceedingly difficult to say why we thought so . I remember , too , when we had discovered and ex- hausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies ' cabin adjoining our ...
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... course ; the rushing water , plainly heard , but dimly seen ; the broad , white , glistening track , that follows in the vessel's wake ; the men Notwithstanding this high tone of on the look - out forward , who would courage and ...
... course ; the rushing water , plainly heard , but dimly seen ; the broad , white , glistening track , that follows in the vessel's wake ; the men Notwithstanding this high tone of on the look - out forward , who would courage and ...
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... course I don't know why . I tried to thank him , but a relief . couldn't . I could only point to my boots -- or wherever I supposed my boots to be and say in a plaintive voice , " Cork soles : " at the same time endeavouring , I am told ...
... course I don't know why . I tried to thank him , but a relief . couldn't . I could only point to my boots -- or wherever I supposed my boots to be and say in a plaintive voice , " Cork soles : " at the same time endeavouring , I am told ...
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... course ; the tion about the ship , the passengers , sides were crowded in an instant ; and and things in general , the captain for a few minutes we were in as lively ( who never goes to bed , and is never a state of confusion as the ...
... course ; the tion about the ship , the passengers , sides were crowded in an instant ; and and things in general , the captain for a few minutes we were in as lively ( who never goes to bed , and is never a state of confusion as the ...
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... course : not next day , when the noise above by any means because they thought hurried me on deck . When I had the ship in an unsafe position , or con- left it over - night , it was dark , foggy , templated the possibility of her heel ...
... course : not next day , when the noise above by any means because they thought hurried me on deck . When I had the ship in an unsafe position , or con- left it over - night , it was dark , foggy , templated the possibility of her heel ...
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