Charles Dickens in America

From a collection of contemporary press clippings this volume seeks to explain the attitude of the American press & people towards Dickens on the occasion of his first visit to the United States, as well as to assist Dickensians to gauge for themselves the justice of his strictures on the American journalism of the period. "Mr. Wilkins has performed his task with commendable impartiality, & as a scrupulously careful narrative of the eventful journey of 1842, & especially as representing, from the American point of view, the manner in which 'Boz' at thirty came, saw, & conquered, his book is a novel & valuable addition to existing literature on Dickens."--ATHENAEUM. Illus.Wilkins, William C. is the author of 'Charles Dickens in America', published 1970 under ISBN 9780838310922 and ISBN 0838310923.