Wilkie Collins's American Tour, 1873–4

Susan R. Hanes

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.

"'Replete with fascinating details, this is a very important addition to our understanding of Wilkie Collins.'"

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

CONTENTS
pp v-v

Dedication
pp vi-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

List of Figures
pp ix-x

Preface
pp 1-4

Introduction
pp 5-8

1 - First Considerations of an American Tour
pp 9-14

2 - Underway to America
pp 15-18

3 - An Auspicious Welcome: New York City
pp 19-26

4 - The Tour Begins: Upstate New York
pp 27-36

5 - Readings and Responses: Philadelphia, Boston and New York
pp 37-48

6 - The Second Swing: Baltimore and Washington
pp 49-52

7 - A Change of Managers: The Northeast
pp 53-58

8 - The ‘Double Difficulty’: Montreal, Toronto and Buffalo
pp 59-70

9 - The Final Circuit: Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago
pp 71-74

10 - Arguments and Accolades: Return to New England
pp 75-82

11 - Winding Down: New York and Wallingford
pp 83-90

Conclusion: Wilkie Collins and the American People
pp 91-94

Appendix A - ‘The Dream Woman’
pp 95-100

Appendix B - Performance Summary
pp 101-102

Appendix C - Itinerary
pp 103-110

Appendix D - Contacts
pp 111-118

Appendix E - Press Portraits
pp 119-120

Notes
pp 121-136

Works Cited
pp 137-148

Index
pp 149-155

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