"London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1" by Henry Mayhew is a detailed look into the lives of London's working class in the 1800s. The book takes you through the different ways people survived in the streets, whether they were selling things, putting on shows, or doing hard labor. Mayhew sorts these people into groups, like sellers and performers, showing how they fit into the bigger story of poverty and city life. The beginning of the book lays the groundwork by looking at the history of people moving around versus settling down, which helps readers understand the communities living on London's streets. It paints a clear picture of their daily struggles and introduces you to the different jobs and ways of life that made up their world.
London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1
By Henry Mayhew
Step into Victorian London and explore the untold stories of the everyday people hustling and struggling to survive in the city's underbelly.
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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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