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London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1 — Henry Mayhew

London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1

Henry Mayhew

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1220 pages

London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1 is Henry Mayhew’s collection of essays and interviews about the street folk of Victorian London—sellers, performers, artisans and labourers. It offers a vivid social panorama of work, hardship and daily survival. Readers interested in history and urban life will find it a detailed documentary record.

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Contents

  1. LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR
  2. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
  3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. PREFACE.
  5. Of Wandering Tribes in General.
  6. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FISH.
  7. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
  8. OF THE STATIONARY STREET-SELLERS OF FISH, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLES.
  9. OF THE STREET-IRISH.
  10. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GAME, POULTRY (LIVE AND DEAD), RABBITS, BUTTER, CHEESE, AND EGGS.
  11. OF THE SELLERS OF TREES, SHRUBS, FLOWERS (CUT AND IN POTS), ROOTS, SEEDS, AND BRANCHES.
  12. STREET-SELLERS OF GREEN STUFF.
  13. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF EATABLES AND DRINKABLES.
  14. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY, LITERATURE, AND THE FINE ARTS.
  15. OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY, LITERATURE, AND THE FINE ARTS.
  16. OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
  17. OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS.
  18. OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
  19. ERRATA.
  20. INDEX.
  21. FOOTNOTES
  22. Transcriber's Note
  23. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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