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London labour and the london poor book by henry mayhew. London labour and the london poor by henry mayhew, 1985, penguin books edition, in english. Mayhew conducted hundreds of interviews with londons street traders, entertainers, thieves and beggars which revealed that the two nations of rich and poor in victorian britain were much closer than many people thought. I 1889 and labour and life of the people, vol ii 1891. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I go about the street with watercreases crying, four bunches a penny, watercreases. These included street vendors of fruits, flowers, fish, sundries, meals and snacks. His evocation of the sights and sounds of london in this work influenced charles dickens and other writers.
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I found this particular volume of as much immense interest as the other three. Henry mayhew mayhew, henry, 18121887 the online books. Henry mayhews london labour and the london poor the. London labour and the london poor wordsworth classics of. London labour and the london poor originated in a series of articles, later published in four volumes, written for the morning chronicle in 1849 and 1850 when journalist henry mayhew was at the height of his career. Taking the form of verbatim interviews that carefully preserve the grammar and pronunciation of every interviewee, the completed fourvolume work amounts to some two million words. Referencedread for personal research and historical clarity. London labour and the london poor by henry mayhew books.
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