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London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew
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London Labour and the London Poor is an extraordinary work of investigative journalism, a work of literature, and a groundbreaking work of sociology. It originated in a series of articles for a London newspaper and grew into a massive record of the daily life of Victorian London's underclass. Mayhew c ...Show more
London Labour and the London Poor by HENRY MAYHEW
Category: Literature | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
With an Introduction by Rosemary O'Day. London Labour and the London Poor is a masterpiece of personal inquiry and social observation. It is the classic account of life below the margins in the greatest Metropolis in the world and a compelling portrait of the habits, tastes, amusements, appearance, spe ...Show more
Of Street Piemen: Little Black Classics: Penguin 80s #26 by Henry Mayhew
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Little Black Classics
'...a good bit of spice to give the critlings a flavour, and plenty of treacle to make the mince-meat look rich' Radical Victorian reformer Henry Mayhew walked the streets of London interviewing ordinary flower girls, market traders, piemen and costermongers to create the first ever work of mass social ...Show more
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