American Notes

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is the author of many beloved English-language classics, such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations.

Introduction by Diana C. Archibald; Note on the text; American Notes for General Circulation; 1842 Dedication; Preface to the Cheap Edition of 1850; Preface (1868); Chapter I: Going Away; Chapter II: The Passage Out; Chapter III: Boston; Chapter IV: An American Railroad. Lowell and Its Factory System; Chapter V: Worcester. The Connecticut River. Hartford. New Haven. To New York; Chapter VI: New York; Chapter VII: Philadelphia, and Its Solitary Prison; Chapter VIII: Washington. The Legislature. And the President's House; Chapter IX: A Night Steamer on the Potomac River. Virgina Road, and a Black Driver. Richmond. Baltimore. The Harrisburg Mail, and a Glimpse of the City. A Canal Boat; Chapter X: Some Further Account of the Canal Boat. Its Domestic Economy, and Its Passengers. Journey to Pittsburg across the Alleghany Mountains. Pittsburg; Chapter XI: From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steam-Boat. Cincinnati; Chapter XII: From Cincinnati to Louisville in Another Western Steam-Boat and from Louisville to St. Louis in Another. St. Louis; Chapter XIII: A Jaunt to the Looking-Glass Prairie and Back; Chapter XIV: Return to Cincinnati. A Stage-Coach Ride from That City to Columbus, and Thence to Sandusky. So, by Lake Erie, to the Falls of Niagara; Chapter XV: In Canada. Toronto. Kingston. Montreal. Quebec. St John's. In the United States Again. Lebanon. The Shaker Village. West Point; Chapter XVI: The Passage Home; Chapter XVII: Slavery; Chapater XVIII: Concluding Remarks; Postscript (1868); Appendix: [Introduction of 1842]; Works cited in the footnotes; List of Illustrations; Chronology of events (January-June 1842); Selected bibliography.