The Uncommercial Traveller
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The Uncommercial Traveller

by Charles Dickens

1860•Documentary•472 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalistichistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeGrounded and original: an unhurried non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticHistoricalSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Social life and customsHistory

Details

Author
Charles Dickens
Published
1860
Pages
472
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