{"product_id":"wilkie-collinss-american-tour-1873-4-9781851969685","title":"Wilkie Collins's American Tour, 1873-4","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the autumn of 1873, Wilkie Collins followed the example of fellow literary celebrities Dickens and Thackeray, and began a six-month reading tour of America. This book places this tour within the American lyceum movement of the later nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Replete with fascinating details, this is a very important addition to our understanding of Wilkie Collins.' The Year's Work in English Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Chapter 1 First Considerations of an American Tour; Chapter 2 Underway to America; Chapter 3 An Auspicious Welcome: New York City; Chapter 4 The Tour Begins: Upstate New York; Chapter 5 Readings and Responses: Philadelphia, Boston and New York; Chapter 6 The Second Swing: Baltimore and Washington; Chapter 7 A Change of Managers: The Northeast; Chapter 8 The 'Double Difficulty': Montreal, Toronto and Buffalo; Chapter 9 The Final Circuit: Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago; Chapter 10 Arguments and Accolades: Return to New England; Chapter 11 Winding Down: New York and Wallingford; Chapter 12 Conclusion: Wilkie Collins and the American People;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191412449623,"sku":"9781851969685","price":133.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wilkie-collinss-american-tour-1873-4-9781851969685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}