Charles Dickens Had Serious Beef with America and Its Bad Manners

Dickens was an Englishman of his time. In fact, I don't think the English have ever gotten used to Americans and its crazy ways. Churchill pitied FDR's constraints under the Constitution. While he, Churchill, could do virtually anything he wanted, abridge any Englishman's right for the good and security of the nation, FDR had to play be rules. Interestingly, there's another British author, a contemporary of Dickens, who was somewhat more tolerant of the "colonials". He was Frederick Marryat, a retired British Naval Captain, who had fought with iron men on wooden ships in more than 50 engagements. He had even served under the famous (infamous?) Lord Cochran. I've read all his books and enjoyed all. He frequently lapses into personal reflections on his own experiences when some character in his story intrudes on his memories.