Table of Contents

Preface; Book I. The Two English Tours (1866–7): 1. My first tour with the Chief; 2. A glimpse of life at 'Gad's'; 3. On tour in Scotland and Ireland; Book II. The American Tour (1867–8): 4. I go to America to 'prospect' for the Chief; 5. Preparations for the second American tour; 6. The commencement of the second American tour; 7. Christmas and the New Year; 8. Further American experiences; 9. The close of the American tour, and the return home; Book III. The 'Final Farewell' Tour in the United Kingdom (1868–70): 10. Eight thousand pounds for a hundred readings; 11. The last tour in Scotland and Ireland; 12. The beginning of the end; 13. American visitors at 'Gad's' - the last readings and farewell to the public; 14. Hyde Park Place - the Chief's last days in town; 15. The end.

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This fascinating account of Dickens' successful reading tours in Britain and America was published by his manager in 1885.