American Notes by Charles Dickens ~ Full Audiobook [history]

American Notes by Charles Dickens audiobook.

Genre: history

When celebrated English novelist Charles Dickens crosses the Atlantic in 1842, he arrives in the young United States as a literary star - and an intensely curious observer. In American Notes, Dickens records his travels from the bustle of the Eastern cities to the edges of the frontier, moving through hotels, streets, public institutions, steamboats, and railroads with a sharp eye for detail and a storyteller's sense of scene. Along the way he encounters politicians, reformers, performers, and everyday citizens, comparing American habits and ideals with the traditions of Britain and the promises of a new democracy. As admiration gives way to frustration and moral unease, Dickens probes what national character looks like in practice, especially in questions of public manners, the press, poverty, and the treatment of the vulnerable. Part travelogue, part social critique, and part personal journal, the book blends vivid sketches with pointed commentary, revealing both the author's wit and his outrage as he tries to reconcile America's rhetoric of liberty with what he witnesses on the ground. American Notes is an energetic portrait of a country in motion - and a timeless reminder that progress and conscience do not always travel at the same speed.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:10) Chapter 01

(00:24:07) Chapter 02

(00:57:41) Chapter 03

(01:47:29) Chapter 04

(02:27:21) Chapter 05

(02:48:00) Chapter 06

(03:08:09) Chapter 07

(03:49:22) Chapter 08

(04:25:12) Chapter 09

(05:03:47) Chapter 10

(05:44:06) Chapter 11

(06:08:34) Chapter 12

(06:30:12) Chapter 13

(06:57:01) Chapter 14

(07:16:09) Chapter 15

(07:53:49) Chapter 16

(08:36:32) Chapter 17

(08:55:25) Chapter 18

(09:30:29) Chapter 19

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