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Whilst we're on American politics (and, let's face it, we're going to be on American politics until at least November), Charles Dickens's observations of America on his trip there in 1842 is well worth a look. American Notes for General Circulation (available online here, though the Penguin Classics edition is excellent) is a tour mainly around the east coast of America, and Dickens doesn't hold back with what he finds — both good and bad.

I heartily recommend it.

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