On Travel

by Charles Dickens

Overview

If the readers of this volume will be so kind as to take their credentials for the different places which are the subject of its author’s reminiscences, from the Author himself, perhaps they may visit them, in fancy, the more agreeably, and with a better understanding of what they are to expect.

So Dickens introduced his reader to his writings on Italy. As a popular author, Dickens sought to acquaint his readers with extraordinary and alien topics, be they of human interaction or foreign climes. His travels took him to Italy, America, France, Switzerland, and extensively within the United Kingdom. As a writer who strongly believed in tangible locations and thorough knowledge of fictional surroundings, Dickens’s thoughts on travel provide an insight into the landscape of his novels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781843916123
Publisher:	Hesperus Press
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	On Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) is considered one of the English language’s greatest writers. His works include Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and A Tale of Two Cities.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington