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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | American notes for general circulation. Volume First [The New World] |
| Author | Dickens, Charles |
| Date | 1842 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Publisher Information | New World |
| Reference | Cup.410.g.25 |
| Library / Archive | British Library |
| Collection Name | General Reference Collection |
| Description | Rare first edition of Charles Dickens' narrative describing his visit to and impressions of the United States. He concludes that he found the American people on the whole warm, generous and welcoming, but he criticises American society with particular reference to the press, copyright, public health and slavery. |
| Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Onward Travel; Journey Conditions |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | United States of America; Canada |
| Places | New York City, New York, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Quebec, Canada |
| Ports | Liverpool, England; Halifax, Virginia, Boston, Massachusetts United States |
| Nationality | English; American |
| Ships | Britannia |
| People | Dickens, Charles; Park, Benjamin; Winchester, J. |
| Keywords | tourism, literature, slavery, press, publishing, sanitation, health and sickness, passage, journey conditions |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | British Library |
