The London Underworld In The Victorian Period - Authentic First-Person Accounts By Beggars, Thieves And ProstitutesThis 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 provides a vivid and authentic description of the labour, earnings, and problems of the lower classes in London, and will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in the day-to-day life of London's underbelly during this time. The chapters of this book include: Prostitution in London, The Dependents of Prostitutes, Clandestine Prostitutes, Cohabitant Prostitutes, Criminal Returns, Traffic in Foreign Women, The Sneaks, Pickpockets and Shoplifters, Horse and Dog Stealers, etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |
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... asked him, when he had finished speaking, if he was my father. I don't know why I asked him. He seemed confused, and the lady of the house poured out some wine and gave me, after that I don't know what happened.” This may be a case of ...
... asked him, when he had finished speaking, if he was my father. I don't know why I asked him. He seemed confused, and the lady of the house poured out some wine and gave me, after that I don't know what happened.” This may be a case of ...
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... asked her to come home to tea with her. The child, delighted at the making the acquaintance of so kind and so ... asking it, as she was getting tired of talking, she could tell me. Did she expect to lead this life till she died? Well she ...
... asked her to come home to tea with her. The child, delighted at the making the acquaintance of so kind and so ... asking it, as she was getting tired of talking, she could tell me. Did she expect to lead this life till she died? Well she ...
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... asking her sich a 'eap of questions for? Why, Joe was good for a—— sight more than she thought I was!—'polite.' Then she was sorry for it, never meant to be. Joe worn't a fivebobber, much less a bilker, as she'd take her dying oath I ...
... asking her sich a 'eap of questions for? Why, Joe was good for a—— sight more than she thought I was!—'polite.' Then she was sorry for it, never meant to be. Joe worn't a fivebobber, much less a bilker, as she'd take her dying oath I ...
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... , “Oh, my poor head!” I asked what was the matter with her, and for the first time she condescended, or felt in the humour to speak to me. “My heart's broken,” she said. “It has been broken since the twentyfirst of May.
... , “Oh, my poor head!” I asked what was the matter with her, and for the first time she condescended, or felt in the humour to speak to me. “My heart's broken,” she said. “It has been broken since the twentyfirst of May.
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... asked her to tell me her history. “Oh, I'm a seduced milliner,” she said, rather impatiently; “anything you like.” It required some inducement on my part to make her speak, and overcome the repugnance she seemed to feel at saying any ...
... asked her to tell me her history. “Oh, I'm a seduced milliner,” she said, rather impatiently; “anything you like.” It required some inducement on my part to make her speak, and overcome the repugnance she seemed to feel at saying any ...
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The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: Authentic First-Person ... Henry Mayhew Limited preview - 2005 |
The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: Authentic First-Person ... Henry Mayhew Limited preview - 2012 |
The London Underworld in the Victorian Period - Authentic First-Person ... Henry Mayhew No preview available - 2008 |
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