A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its InstitutionsKnopf, 1962 - 487 páginas In 1839, Marryat published his Diary in America, a travelogue that reflects his criticisms of American culture and society. The book and the author were both subject to acts of violence, including the burning of the book and of Marryat's effigy in public. |
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... course , and as a matter of course his friend was introduced . It reminded me of old times when , midshipmen at balls , we used to introduce each other to ladies we had none of us seen be- fore in our lives . Well , there I was ...
... course , and as a matter of course his friend was introduced . It reminded me of old times when , midshipmen at balls , we used to introduce each other to ladies we had none of us seen be- fore in our lives . Well , there I was ...
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... course pay more attention to those who give him something than to those who do not ; one gives him something , and an- other , if he wishes for attention and civility , is obliged to do the same thing . In some of the ho- tels at New ...
... course pay more attention to those who give him something than to those who do not ; one gives him something , and an- other , if he wishes for attention and civility , is obliged to do the same thing . In some of the ho- tels at New ...
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... course they could not be born so ; nor are they , for I have often remarked how very fine the American male children are , especially those lads who have grown up to the age of fourteen or sixteen . One could hardly believe it possible ...
... course they could not be born so ; nor are they , for I have often remarked how very fine the American male children are , especially those lads who have grown up to the age of fourteen or sixteen . One could hardly believe it possible ...
Índice
INTRODUCTION page 3 XI page | 83 |
Arrival in the New World XIII page | 91 |
New York City XIV page 99 | 99 |
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