Charles Dickens' London Home, Christmas Tour - Literary Giant, Victorian Era Social Critic 📚

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5. Thanks for commenting! This post made me look more into Dickens life and work. I knew that

Charles left his wife Ellen for a younger woman actress. I didn't know that he cut off his children. Not good Charles.. so, no Husband and Father of the Year award.

His writings on travels to America are interesting although he complained a lot about America - especially the capital, Washington D.C.'s bare city offerings and mucky, raw streets. Dickens made a point to visit the south. In Richmond, Va. he was understandably appalled at the harsh conditions of slavery he witnessed there.

Did Charles forget that America was a NEW country with a NEW capital city unlike ancient London? Also that the English were the first to bring slaves to Britain's North American colonies as well as to Jamaica, Barbados and other islands in the Caribbean.

Well, that's all for now until I read more...

- Explore Charles Dickens' travels in America and Canada. First American Visit - 1842. See 2nd American visit. On Jan. 3, 1842, Charles Dickens, a month shy of his 30th birthday, sailed from Liverpool on the steamship Britannia bound for America...
https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-in-america.html

- Dickens in America is a 2005 television documentary following Charles Dickens's travels across the U.S. in 1842, during which the young journalist penned a travel book, American Notes for General Circulation.
It is hosted by British actress Miriam Margolyes, a lifelong fan of Dickens, and intersperses history with travelogue and interviews. It was produced by Lion Television Scotland for BBC Four. Nathaniel Parker provided the voice of Dickens, quoting from his texts throughout the journey...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens_in_America