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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... give you tickets in change , good for so much philanthropy . Dealers , in general , give out their own bank - notes , or as they are called here , shin - plasters , which are good for one dollar , and from that down to two and a half ...
... give you tickets in change , good for so much philanthropy . Dealers , in general , give out their own bank - notes , or as they are called here , shin - plasters , which are good for one dollar , and from that down to two and a half ...
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... give his opinions unasked , and find fault , would be in very bad taste , to say the least of it . But the fault in America is that you are compelled to give an opinion , and you cannot escape by a doubtful reply ; as the 254 Marryat ...
... give his opinions unasked , and find fault , would be in very bad taste , to say the least of it . But the fault in America is that you are compelled to give an opinion , and you cannot escape by a doubtful reply ; as the 254 Marryat ...
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... 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 York , and in the prin- cipal cities ...
... 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 York , and in the prin- cipal cities ...
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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