Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 150 Years Ago: “Charles Dickens. His First Reading in America,” The Evening Telegraph (Philadelphia, PA), December 3, 1867

On this day 150 years ago in Boston, Charles Dickens gave a public reading of "A Christmas Carol" and other stories, his first public reading in the United States.  “Hardly a notable man in Boston, or fifty miles about, but was there, and we doubt if in London itself Mr. Dickens ever read before such an assemblage," reported the Evening Telegraph. The assemblage included fellow authors and poets such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russel Lowell, and Richard Henry Dana Sr. Read more about it here and follow us on twitter @librarycongress #ChronAM!