When Charles Dickens made his first visit to America in 1842, he left with a sour taste in his mouth. What began as a hero’s welcome ended in what became known as “The Quarrel with America.” Twenty-five years later, Dickens returned. This time he returned to America for a very special reason, and just in time for the holidays.
Recommended reading: “American Notes” by Charles Dickens. Or you could watch the 10-part series called “Dickens in America.” There is also a great 2917 film called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.”
Cited sources:
First visit - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17017791.amp
First visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-in-america.html
First visit cities - https://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/rarebook/exhibitions/dickens/18-american-notes.htm#:~:text=On%20his%20first%20American%20tour,%2C%20and%20even%20Springfield%2C%20Massachusetts.
Map of first visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-american-travels-map-1842.html
Reasons for a second visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/case-in-a-nutshell.html
Second visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-in-america.html#2nd-visit
Map of 2nd visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-american-reading-tour-1867-68.html
Dickens annotated reading of Carol - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/carol-dickens-reading-text.html
Visits - http://web-static.nypl.org/exhibitions/lifeofauthor/5onstage.html
Criticisms after first visit - https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/charles-dickens-museum/charles-dickens-and-america-part-iii
Second visit - https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/charles-dickens-begins-second-american-tour.html
Promise of adding appendix - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/chuzzlewit-and-american-notes-appendix.html
Mark Twain on Dickens visit - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/twain-on-dickens.html
Dickens books chronology - https://www.historyhit.com/culture/charles-dickens-books-in-order/
Copyright issues - https://victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/pva/pva75.html
US copyright laws - https://www.arl.org/copyright-timeline/
Tremont Temple - https://www.nps.gov/places/tremont-temple.htm
Emerson and Longfellow - https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/charles-dickens-begins-second-american-tour.html
Boston newspaper - http://web-static.nypl.org/exhibitions/lifeofauthor/5onstage.html
All nighters - http://web-static.nypl.org/exhibitions/lifeofauthor/5onstage.html
Appendix - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/chuzzlewit-and-american-notes-appendix.html
