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London Labour and the London Poor: Selection (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for London Labour and the London Poor: SelectionFrom costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 01 April 2007
- Format: Paperback 508 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Poverty & Unemployment | Economic History | British & Irish History | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780140432411 ISBN 10: 0140432418
- Sales rank: 91,994
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Full description for London Labour and the London Poor: Selection
"London Labour and the London Poor" originated in a series of newspaper articles written by the great journalist Henry Mayhew between 1849 and 1850. A dozen years later, it had grown into the fullest picture we have of labouring people in the world's greatest city in the nineteenth century - a four volume account of the hopes, customs, grievances and habits of the working-classes that allows them to tell their own stories. Combining practicality with compassion, Mayhew worked unencumbered by political theory and strove solely to report on the lives of the London poor, their occupations and trades. This selection shows how well he succeeded. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are uniquely brought to life - their plight expressed through a startling blend of first person accounts, Mayhew's perceptions, and sharp statistics.
