"1851; Or, The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family" by Henry Mayhew, is a funny story that takes place when the Great Exhibition comes to London, telling the story of the Sandboys family, especially Mr. Christopher "Cursty" Sandboys and his wife, Aggy, who are kind of clueless and funny as they try to figure out the craziness and fun of this big event. Their kids, Jobby and Elcy, are curious and excited, unlike their parents, who don't really want to be there. At the start, the book shows how wild things get in their village of Buttermere and all over as everyone gets ready for the exhibition and how Mr. Sandboys does not want to travel and he thinks London dangerous. The story becomes a series of funny problems, like their helpers leaving and their food running out, all because their neighbors are so excited about the exhibition.
1851; Or, The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and family, who came up to London to enjoy themselves, and to see the Great Exhibition.
By Henry Mayhew
A stubbornly resistant family faces comical disasters when their entire village excitedly flocks to London's Great Exhibition without them.
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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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