{"product_id":"charles-dickens-as-i-knew-him-the-story-of-the-reading-tours-in-great-britain-and-america-1866-1870-paperback-9781108039796","title":"Charles Dickens as I Knew Him; The Story of the Reading Tours in Great Britain and America 1866–1870 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108039796","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCharles Dickens as I Knew Him\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Story of the Reading Tours in Great Britain and America 1866–1870\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis fascinating account of Dickens' successful reading tours in Britain and America was published by his manager in 1885.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Dolby (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108039796, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e486 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeorge Dolby (?–1900) was the manager of Charles Dickens' highly successful reading tours in England and America between 1866 and 1870. He published this memoir of Dickens in 1885. Dickens was a keen amateur actor and had many friends involved with the theatre. He had begun public readings from his works in 1853 for charity, but in 1858 his first for-profit tour, lasting three months, covered much of England, Scotland and Ireland, and netted over £10,000. Without props or costumes, he brought his most popular characters to life, and continued to undertake lengthy and exhausting tours until shortly before his death (which some believed had been hastened by his exertions on stage). Dolby's account covers only the period of his own connection with Dickens, but he describes in detail the constant travel which the tours entailed, the people they encountered, and the enthusiastic response with which Dickens was everywhere received.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Book I. The Two English Tours (1866–7): 1. My first tour with the Chief\u003cbr\u003e 2. A glimpse of life at 'Gad's'\u003cbr\u003e 3. On tour in Scotland and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e Book II. The American Tour (1867–8): 4. I go to America to 'prospect' for the Chief\u003cbr\u003e 5. Preparations for the second American tour\u003cbr\u003e 6. The commencement of the second American tour\u003cbr\u003e 7. Christmas and the New Year\u003cbr\u003e 8. Further American experiences\u003cbr\u003e 9. The close of the American tour, and the return home\u003cbr\u003e Book III. The 'Final Farewell' Tour in the United Kingdom (1868–70): 10. Eight thousand pounds for a hundred readings\u003cbr\u003e 11. The last tour in Scotland and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 12. The beginning of the end\u003cbr\u003e 13. American visitors at 'Gad's' - the last readings and farewell to the public\u003cbr\u003e 14. Hyde Park Place - the Chief's last days in town\u003cbr\u003e 15. The end.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005940945176,"sku":"9781108039796","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108039796i_d05e39b8-7693-45f1-bdf9-1de6e42f640c.jpg?v=1696746433","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/charles-dickens-as-i-knew-him-the-story-of-the-reading-tours-in-great-britain-and-america-1866-1870-paperback-9781108039796","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}