London Labour and the London Poor (Volume 3); A Cyclopaedia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and

by Henry Mayhew

Title: London Labour and the London Poor; a Cyclop]dia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and Those That Will Not Work Volume: 3 Publisher: London: Griffin, Bohn, and Company Publication date: 1861 Subjects: Working class Crime Prostitution Poor Charities Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

Genres: History

682 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 2010

About the author

Henry Mayhew (1812-1887) was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch in 1841. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the city's poor.

Reviews

[Royce Ratterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

London Labour And The London Poor V 1-4 shall remain a continual source of research for me throughout the upcoming years.
Referenced/Read for personal research and historical clarity. I found this particular volume of as much immense interest as the other three. The details given to the lives, jobs, activities, etc., portrayed are seemingly full of life - amazing tales of life's struggles and the spirit of human persistence.
This work is one of my resource sources for personal writing and/or ghost authoring.
I found this book's contents helpful and inspiring - number rating relates to the book's contribution to my needs.
Overall, this 1860s work is also a good resource for the researcher, enthusiast and scriptwriter.
Considered (academically) as a literary source for the author Charles Dickens.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible undertaking to record in amazing detail the life of the poor of London around 1850. Many heart-wrenching interviews and the figures Mayhew gives (with all their little errors) show the wide discrepancy between those struggling to survive while others (usually their employers) stockpile their gold.

[Roger Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

More interesting interviews of the poor of London and how they were
abused by their employers.