London Labour and the London Poor
$35.57
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
28 August 1985
Summary
Victor Neuburg’s selection reveals the wide range of the original work. In his introduction, he considers Mayhew’s own life and the development of this, his greatest work.
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 accou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432411 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140432418 |
| Author: | Henry Mayhew, Victor Neuburg |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 August 1985 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Classics |
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Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew (1812?1887) was a journalist, social investigator, novelist, and author? his work distinguished by vivid reportage, unsentimental sympathy, humor, and an eye for detail.
Victor Neuburg is a former senior lecturer at the School of Librarianship, University of North London. His publications include Popular Literature and A Guide to the Western Front.
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