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London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

London CostermongerPage 13
The Coster Girl„   37
The Oyster Stall„   49
The Orange Mart (Duke’s Place)„   73
The Irish Street-Seller„   97
The Wall-Flower Girl„   127
The Groundsell Man„   147
The Baked Potato Man„   167
The Coffee StallTo face page 184
Coster Boy and Girl “Tossing the Pieman”„   196
Doctor Bokanky, the Street-Herbalist„   206
The Long Song Seller„   222
Illustrations of Street Art, No. I.„   224
    „                     „                  No. II.„   238
The Hindoo Tract Seller„   242
The “Kitchen,” Fox Court„   251
Illustrations of Street Art, No. III.„   278
The Book Auctioneer„   296
The Street-Seller of Nutmeg-Graters„   330
The Street-Seller of Dog-Collars„   360
The Street-Seller of Crockeryware„   366
The Blind Boot-Lace Seller„   406
The Street-Seller of Grease-Removing Composition„   428
The Lucifer-Match Girl„   432
The Street-Seller of Walking-Sticks„   438
The Street-Seller of Rhubarb and Spice„   452
The Street-Seller of Combs„   458
Portrait of Mr. MayhewTo face the Title Page