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London Labour and the London Poor

Hardcover • 2010 • English • 1. edition

London Labour and the London Poor

By Henry Mayhew

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About the book

London Labour and the London Poor is an extraordinary work of investigative journalism, a work of literature, and a groundbreaking work of sociology. It originated in a series of articles for a London newspaper and grew into a massive record of the daily life of Victorian London's underclass. Mayhew conducted hundreds of interviews with the city's street traders, entertainers, thieves and beggars which revealed that the 'two nations' of rich and poor were much closer than many people thought. By...Show more

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ISBN

9780199566082

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

London Labour and the London Poor

Format

Hardcover

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