American Notes; A Journey (this is a book review essay on the American Notes: A Journey, written by Charles Dickens about his experienes in the U.S.

American Notes: A Journey In 1842, the well established author, Charles Dickens toured the United States of America and wrote down an account of his journey within a young democratic nation. He published this account and called it American Notes: A Journey. The purpose of the book was to give an account of America to the British public. From the very start of the journey, Dickens was speaking in the voice of a traveller whose thriving …

…to things and situations of daily life that were normal during the 1840s, but not in our age. The author is a well established and qualified writer, but his eccentric style does not suit the type of book that would have stood the test of time. If the book was a factual and indifferent account of America it would have people referring to it time and time again, but it contains to much useless information.