The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: v. 1 - Henry Mayhew

The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: v. 1 is by Henry Mayhew. This edition is a paperback.

Key details

• Author: Henry Mayhew
• Subtitle: Authentic first-person accounts by beggars, thieves and prostitutes
• Paperback format
• 416 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• ISBN: 9780486440064

Synopsis

Described as a landmark sociological examination of poverty in 19th-century London, this volume draws on extensive street-level research carried out in the 1840s and 1850s by Mayhew and his collaborators. Their work involved covering hundreds of miles across the city and recording thousands of pages of testimony from London’s poorest residents.

Long valued as a reference point for sociologists, historians and criminologists, it brings together authentic first-person accounts from beggars, thieves and prostitutes, offering a direct record of lives often left out of official histories.

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