Dickens in America in the 1850s. Miriam thinks Dickens would have been pleased to see the rebuilt monument. Ron Dale tells Miriam that Upper Canadians make it very clear that they distinguish themselves from Americans. Miriam travels to Toronto where she meets Dickens collector Dan Calinescu of "Boz and Friends Rare Books". His collection of over 5,000 items includes two original letters written by Dickens, a drawing of Nicholas Nickleby drawn by Catherine Dickens that looks a lot like her husband, first editions and playbills, including one from "The Frozen Deep" at Tavistock House. Miriam admits she is envious. In Montreal, Miriam tours
Dickens in America in the whole four and twenty hours, if so much.” Miriam shows us a mirror in the Parker House that is reported to be a mirror that Dickens used to rehearse his public readings while staying at the hotel. An urban legend says if you look into the mirror you may see the figure of Dickens in it. Throughout the series, Miriam occasionally visits something that Dickens did not visit, often places that didn't even exist when Dickens was in America. The New England Holocaust Memorial on Boston’s Freedom Trail is one of these stops. The last stop in the