American Notes (Illustrated‪)‬

American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost as if returning a status report on their progress. This can be compared to the style of his Pictures from Italy written four years later, where he wrote far more like a tourist. His American journey was also an inspiration for his novel Martin Chuzzlewit. This book formed the basis for Dickens in America (2005), an authored documentary series by Miriam Margolyes in which Margolyes followed Dickens' journey through the United States, visiting many of the places mentioned by the author in his book.  (Wikipedia)