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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... never , " followed afterward as a matter of 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 ...
... never , " followed afterward as a matter of 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 ...
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... never ceasing and never tiring ; minute after minute ; hour after hour ; day after day ; year after year — until time re- cedes into creation ; then cast your eyes over the whole multitudinous mass which is , and has been , performing ...
... never ceasing and never tiring ; minute after minute ; hour after hour ; day after day ; year after year — until time re- cedes into creation ; then cast your eyes over the whole multitudinous mass which is , and has been , performing ...
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... never been guilty of this practice . How comes it that you have added this crime to your many others ? " " May it please you , father , " replied the ostler , " I had never heard of it , until you told me . " Now this story is very ...
... never been guilty of this practice . How comes it that you have added this crime to your many others ? " " May it please you , father , " replied the ostler , " I had never heard of it , until you told me . " Now this story is very ...
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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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