Martin Chuzzlewit, Postscript — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Charles Dickens introduces remarks delivered at a New York City dinner given by two hundred American press representatives.
2. He praises America's welcome and describes changes in its cities, settled land, everyday comforts, moral life, and press.
3. He acknowledges his own changes and corrects reports that he is preparing another book about America.
4. He promises to describe America's changes in his journal and preserve his gratitude as an appendix to his two books about America.
5. He repeats his commitment in print and asks readers to treat this statement as inseparable from his American impressions.

На что обратить внимание

Charles Dickens makes preserving his testimony a matter of fairness, not just affection. This explains the lasting commitment behind the postscript.

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