... When he visited America in 1842, he was received with ovations but awakened some displeasure by his remarks on copyright protection and his approval of the abolition of slavery. He replied with sharp criticism of America in American Notes (1842) and the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843). The first of his Christmas books was the well-loved A Christmas Carol (1843). In later years other short novels ... and stories written for the season followed, notably The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth. Dickens lived in ... Italy in 1844 and in Switzerland in 1846. Dombey and Son (1848) was the fir...

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