"London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 2" by Henry Mayhew is a document from the 1800s that digs into the lives of London's working class that lived on the streets. It zooms in on the "Street-Folk"—the sellers, performers, and workers who made their money selling things, doing acts, and hustling in the city. The book shines a light on these unseen folks, showing their hard times and how they helped keep London going. Starting off, Mayhew looks at the huge group of street-sellers in London, noting the different kinds of people and how many were doing it making barely any money. It also puts on display the tough lives of people in London who didn't have much.
London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 2
By Henry Mayhew
Venture into the teeming streets of Victorian London, where struggling street-sellers hustle to earn a living, as described in vivid detail.
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About the AuthorHenry Mayhew was an English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the three-volume book London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the city's poor.
Henry Mayhew was an English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the three-volume book London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the city's poor.
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