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London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1

Chapter 1: LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR
By Henry Mayhew
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This work records extensive interviews and observations of urban street-dwellers, presenting detailed accounts of their trades, earnings, domestic conditions, and daily struggles. It categorizes various street occupations—men, women, and children—offers quantitative information on markets and sales, and includes illustrations and market statistics. Combining first-person testimony with investigative reporting, it aims to portray labor, poverty, and survival strategies in the metropolis, highlighting patterns of income, family life, seasonal variation, and social marginality without sensationalism.

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Title: London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1

Author: Henry Mayhew

Release date: November 19, 2017 [eBook #55998]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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HENRY MAYHEW.

[From a Daguerreotype by Beard.]

LONDON LABOUR
AND THE LONDON POOR

A Cyclopædia of the Condition and Earnings
OF
THOSE THAT WILL WORK
THOSE THAT CANNOT WORK, AND
THOSE THAT WILL NOT WORK

BY
HENRY MAYHEW

THE LONDON STREET-FOLK
COMPRISING
STREET SELLERS · STREET BUYERS · STREET FINDERS
STREET PERFORMERS · STREET ARTIZANS · STREET LABOURERS

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

VOLUME ONE