In 1911 Bennett paid a financially rewarding visit to the US, which he later recorded in his 1912 book "Those United States". He sold the serial rights of his forthcoming novel, "The Price of Love", to "Harpers" for £2,000, eight essays to "Metropolitan" for a total of £1,200, and the American rights of a successor to "Clayhanger" for £3,000. During his ten years in France he had gone from a moderately well-known writer enjoying modest sales to outstanding success. Swinnerton comments that in addition to his large sales, Bennett's critical prestige was at its zenith.