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Dickens and Massachusetts
. Ed(S): Archibald, Diana C.; Brattin, Joel J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Archibald, Diana C.; Brattin, Joel J. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Charles Dickens travelled to North America twice, in 1842 and twenty-five years later in 1867--68, and on both trips Massachusetts was part of his itinerary. Although many aspects of his U.S. travels disappointed him, Massachusetts was the one state that met and even exceeded Dickens's expectations for “the republic of [his] imagination.” From the mills of Lowell to the Perkins School for the Blind, it offered an alternate vision of America that influenced his future writings, while the deep and lasting friendships he formed with Bostonians gave him enduring ties to the commonwealth.
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Charles Dickens travelled to North America twice, in 1842 and twenty-five years later in 1867--68, and on both trips Massachusetts was part of his itinerary. Although many aspects of his U.S. travels disappointed him, Massachusetts was the one state that met and even exceeded Dickens's expectations for “the republic of [his] imagination.” From the mills of Lowell to the Perkins School for the Blind, it offered an alternate vision of America that influenced his future writings, while the deep and lasting friendships he formed with Bostonians gave him enduring ties to the commonwealth.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625341365
SKU
V9781625341365
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Archibald, Diana C.; Brattin, Joel J.
Diana C. Archibald is associate professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, USA Lowell and author of Domesticity, Imperialism, and Emigration in the Victorian Novel. Joel J. Brattin is professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and author of many works on Dickens.
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