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CHAPTER VI.
Dickens starts for United States in January, 1842; had been
splendidly received a little before at Edinburgh; why he
went to the United States; is enthusiastically welcomed;
at first he is enchanted; then expresses the greatest disappointment;
explanation of the change; what the
Americans thought of him; "American Notes"; his
views modified on his second visit to America in 1867-8;
| takes to fierce private theatricals for rest; delight of the |
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| children on his return to England; an admirable father |
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