... , he set out for America. In this country he was accorded a reception greater than Americans usually give to royal visitors. He published American Notes upon his return to England, criticizing many aspects of American life and setting off a furor among Americans. In 1843 he commenced "Martin Chuzzlewit". ... In this novel, Dickens depicted his low opinion of American manners. But the book did not sell to meet his expectations. In the same year he wrote the "Christmas Carols." Quitting England again, he settled in Genoa, where he finished "Chuzzlewit," and wrote the ... of his novels. "B...

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... 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 ... a string of triumphant novels including David Copperfield (1850), his own favorite novel, which was partly autobiographical; Bleak House (1853); Hard Times (1854); Little Dorrit (1857); A Tale of Two Cities ...

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