Wilkie Collins’s American Tour, 1873–4
Susan R Hanes
The History of the Book
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In 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. Hanes places this tour within the American lyceum movement of the later nineteenth century. Through close examination of personal letters, news accounts and newspaper reviews, she builds a picture of the relationship between Collins and the American reading public.
Sample pages
- Wilkie Collins's American Tour: Introduction
- Wilkie Collins's American Tour: Performance Summary
- Wilkie Collins's American Tour: Index
Readership
Victorian Literature, History of Reading
Contents
Introduction
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
Chaper 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
Conclusion: Wilkie Collins and the American People
Appendix A: ‘The Dream Woman’
Appendix B: Performance Summary
Appendix C: Itinerary
Appendix D: Contacts
Appendix E: Press Portraits
Appendix F: Map of the American Tour
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