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  • The Greatest Plague of Life: The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant

    by Augustus Mayhew & Henry Mayhew ...
    It was a cold Autumnal midnight, and the wind was blowing frightfully, and the rain was beating against the windows, and not a sound was to be heard in the streets, unless I mention the noise of some two or three cabs tearing past the house, and bearing homewards their gay and youthful votaries of fashion from some festive ball or joyous theatre. Indeed, it was just such a night as makes the ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • London Labour and the London Poor

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    London Labour and the London Poor originated in a series of newspaper articles written by the great journalist Henry Mayhew between 1849 and 1850. A dozen years later, it had grown into the fullest picture we have of labouring people in the world's greatest city in the nineteenth century: a four volume account of the hopes, customs, grievances and habits of the working-classes that allows them to ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • London Labour and the London Poor (Complete)

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopædia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis. It is believed that the book is curious for many reasons: It surely may be considered curious as being the first attempt to publish the history of a people, from the lips of the people themselves—giving a literal ... Read more

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  • Voices of Victorian London

    In Sickness and in Health

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    History is written by historians, and the voices of ordinary people rarely feature. But this unique collection of interviews from the middle of the nineteenth century allows their voices to be heard. The journalist Henry Mayhew tramped the streets of London interviewing working people; this Hesperus selection from his work London Labour and the London Poor shows how they coped with the ups and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The London Underworld In The Victorian Period - Authentic First-Person Accounts By Beggars, Thieves And Prostitutes

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    This vintage book contains Henry Mayhew's account of the London Underworld during the Victorian period, constructed from authentic first-person accounts by beggars, thieves and prostitutes. Hailed as the first and perhaps greatest sociological studies of poverty in 19th-century London, this survey practiced the techniques of oral history - a hundred years before the term was first coined. It ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • London Labour and the London Poor

    by Henry Mayhew, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    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 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Jack Black

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Gritty Underbelly of Victorian London through Jack Black's Struggles

    by Henry Mayhew, Jenna Whitmore ...
    In "Jack Black," Henry Mayhew presents a comprehensive exploration of the life of a London costermonger, a street seller of fruits and vegetables, during the Victorian era. The narrative is characterized by Mayhew's engaging prose and keen observational style, providing a vivid portrayal of urban life and the socio-economic struggles of the working class. Drawing from interviews and firsthand ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Greatest Plague of Life: or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant

    A Satirical Dive into Victorian Domestic Dynamics

    by Henry Mayhew, Augustus Mayhew ...
    The anthology 'The Greatest Plague of Life: or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant' delves into the intricate tapestry of Victorian domestic life through satirical and humorous narratives. Set against the backdrop of an era characterized by rigid social hierarchies and evolving class dynamics, this collection captures the complexities of servant-master relationships with deft wit ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1851

    The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and family at the Great Exhibition

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    In "1851," Henry Mayhew offers a profound exploration of the socio-economic landscape of Victorian England during the Great Exhibition, utilizing a keen journalistic style that merges meticulous observation with vivid storytelling. Through his compelling narratives, Mayhew eloquently captures the voices and experiences of diverse social classes, illuminating the stark contrasts between the ... Read more

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  • London Labour and the London Poor

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    Produced between 1850 and 1862, London Labour and the London Poor is one of the most significant examples of nineteenth-century oral history. The collection teems with the minute particulars of the everyday—bits and pieces of London lives assembled into a precarious whole by the author, editor, and principal investigator, Henry Mayhew. Mayhew was interested in the social fabric of people’s lives, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Greatest Plague Of Life, Or The Adventures Of A Lady In Search of A Good Servant By one who has been "Almost Worried to Death"

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    Series series Classics To Go
    Excerpt: "Ever since we first commenced housekeeping, I cannot say the creatures have let me know one day's perfect peace. A more indulgent master and mistress I am sure they never could have had. For myself, if they had been my own children I could not have looked after them more than I did—continually instructing them, and even sometimes condescending to do part of their work for them myself, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor

    The Metropolitan Districts Volume 3

    by Henry Mayhew ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The History of Social Welfare
    In the years 1849 and 1850, Henry Mayhew was the metropolitan correspondent of the Morning Chronicle in its national survey of labour and the poor. Only about a third of his Morning Chronicle material was included in his later and better known, publication, London Labour and the London Poor.First published in 1981, this series of six volumes constitutes Henry Mayhew’s complete Morning Chronicle ... Read more

    $38.99 USD