Travel Writings: American Notes & Pictures From Italy (Illustrated)

From January to June 1842, Charles Dickens was engaged in a trip to North America. When he returned, he detailed his time in the travelogue American Notes. In it, he describes his itinerary, including Boston, Lowell, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Richmond, St. Louis and as far north as Montreal. His account is not the typical recollection of a tourist, but a wide-reaching critical observation of American society.

Pictures From Italy details a trip taken to that country in 1844. His expansive catalogue of memories includes many of the prominent sights including Genoa, Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice and Milan, as well as the trip south through France and an excursion into Switzerland.