London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew

London Labour and the London Poor

Henry Mayhew

636 pages first pub 1861 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative slow-paced

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With an Introduction by Rosemary O'Day. London Labour and the London Poor is a masterpiece of personal inquiry and social observation. It is the classic account of life below the margins in the greatest Metropolis in the world and a compelling por...

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