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The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-Iii, Complete · John Forster — chapter 49 of 133 · ~110 words · public domain

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AMERICAN NOTES. ÆT. 30.

PAGE Return from America 21 Longfellow in England 22 At Broadstairs 23 Preparing Notes 23 Fancy for opening of Chuzzlewit 24 Attractions at Margate 25 Being, not always Believing 26 Burlesque of classic tragedy 26 A smart man and forged letter 26 A proposed dedication 27 Authorship and sea bathing 28 Easy-living rich and patient poor 28 Coming to the end 29 Rejected motto for Notes 30 Home of the Every Day Book 31 Scene at a funeral 32 An introductory chapter suppressed 33 Chapter first printed 33-37 Jeffrey's opinion of the Notes 38 Later page anticipated 38 Experience of America in 1868 38

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