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Title: American Notes
Author: Charles Dickens
Narrator: Peter Joyce
Format: Unabridged
Length: 23 hrs and 20 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-11-17
Publisher: Assembled Stories
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
In 1842, Charles Dickens visited America. His reception was somewhat colder than that which usually greeted him - already a successful author in both Britain and the United States. This lack of enthusiasm from the Americans was partly due to his criticism of the pirating of English books in that country and partly due to his outspoken distaste for the custom of slavery in the Southern states.
He wrote in the preface to American Notes, 'Prejudiced I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America. I feel a grateful interest in the country. I hope and believe it will successfully work out a problem of the highest importance in the whole human race. To represent me as viewing America with ill nature, coldness or animosity is merely to do a very foolish thing, which is always a very easy one!' Despite this placatory tone, one American reviewer spoke thus of American Notes: 'The most trashy...the most contemptible...the essence of balderdash, reduced to the last drop of silliness and inanity'.
Listen to the journals and judge for yourself.
Critic Reviews:
"Peter Joyce is the most remarkable one-man band in audiobook publishing. Joyce, an experienced actor, reads them all himself." (The Independent)
Members Reviews:
Great Story of 19th Century Travel in America.
Dickens captures the essence of what traveling was like in 19th century America. Interestingly, we have conquered most of the problems he mentions (slavery, poor roads and infrastructure) but Washington continues to be the same. He points out that politicians are so derided and maligned that only the worst type of individual would want to be a politician in Washington. The more things change....
Loved This Book, Interesting And Funny
I thought I had read all of Dickens, so was very pleased to find this one. Liked it a lot. Reminded me of Pickwick Papers. Might be his last book, as he died soon after this. Well worth reading and fun.
Five Stars
Classic, very interesting
Kipling goes to America
Kipling's thoughts on his adventure on his travels from the American West to the East coast of America from British India. He has observations from his view as a Englishman born in India and educated in Britian. Not all is favorable, but interesting.
What the Dickens?
A good view from that time from a highly literate man but very challenging to read.
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Title: American Notes
Author: Charles Dickens
Narrator: Peter Joyce
Format: Unabridged
Length: 23 hrs and 20 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-11-17
Publisher: Assembled Stories
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
In 1842, Charles Dickens visited America. His reception was somewhat colder than that which usually greeted him - already a successful author in both Britain and the United States. This lack of enthusiasm from the Americans was partly due to his criticism of the pirating of English books in that country and partly due to his outspoken distaste for the custom of slavery in the Southern states.
He wrote in the preface to American Notes, 'Prejudiced I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America. I feel a grateful interest in the country. I hope and believe it will successfully work out a problem of the highest importance in the whole human race. To represent me as viewing America with ill nature, coldness or animosity is merely to do a very foolish thing, which is always a very easy one!' Despite this placatory tone, one American reviewer spoke thus of American Notes: 'The most trashy...the most contemptible...the essence of balderdash, reduced to the last drop of silliness and inanity'.
Listen to the journals and judge for yourself.
Critic Reviews:
"Peter Joyce is the most remarkable one-man band in audiobook publishing. Joyce, an experienced actor, reads them all himself." (The Independent)
Members Reviews:
Great Story of 19th Century Travel in America.
Dickens captures the essence of what traveling was like in 19th century America. Interestingly, we have conquered most of the problems he mentions (slavery, poor roads and infrastructure) but Washington continues to be the same. He points out that politicians are so derided and maligned that only the worst type of individual would want to be a politician in Washington. The more things change....
Loved This Book, Interesting And Funny
I thought I had read all of Dickens, so was very pleased to find this one. Liked it a lot. Reminded me of Pickwick Papers. Might be his last book, as he died soon after this. Well worth reading and fun.
Five Stars
Classic, very interesting
Kipling goes to America
Kipling's thoughts on his adventure on his travels from the American West to the East coast of America from British India. He has observations from his view as a Englishman born in India and educated in Britian. Not all is favorable, but interesting.
What the Dickens?
A good view from that time from a highly literate man but very challenging to read.