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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... pockets. The ecstasy of the sergeant as he detected this little piece of sharp practice was a thing to remember. He instantly called my attention to it, for so cleverly and skilfully had it been done that I had failed to observe it ...
... pockets. The ecstasy of the sergeant as he detected this little piece of sharp practice was a thing to remember. He instantly called my attention to it, for so cleverly and skilfully had it been done that I had failed to observe it ...
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... pocket, and sleep in perfect security, for no attempt would be made to deprive him of his property. There is a coffeehouse in Wellington Street, on the Covent Garden side of the Lyceum Theatre, in fact adjoining the playhouse, where ...
... pocket, and sleep in perfect security, for no attempt would be made to deprive him of his property. There is a coffeehouse in Wellington Street, on the Covent Garden side of the Lyceum Theatre, in fact adjoining the playhouse, where ...
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... pocket and brandished something in his face, which she triumphantly said was her marriagecertificate. “That,” she cried, turning to me, “that's what licks them. It don't matter whether I was one of Lot's daughters afore. I might have ...
... pocket and brandished something in his face, which she triumphantly said was her marriagecertificate. “That,” she cried, turning to me, “that's what licks them. It don't matter whether I was one of Lot's daughters afore. I might have ...
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... pocket through their researches. Cannot Sir Richard Mayne and Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey improve on this idea? The police enter the nighthouses every evening to see if spirits are sold on the premises; but as there are bullies at all the ...
... pocket through their researches. Cannot Sir Richard Mayne and Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey improve on this idea? The police enter the nighthouses every evening to see if spirits are sold on the premises; but as there are bullies at all the ...
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... pocket of the bawd herself, who makes a very handsome income generally by their shame. We cannot have a better example of this sort of thing than the bawdyhouses in King's Place, St. James's, a narrow passage leading from Pall Mall ...
... pocket of the bawd herself, who makes a very handsome income generally by their shame. We cannot have a better example of this sort of thing than the bawdyhouses in King's Place, St. James's, a narrow passage leading from Pall Mall ...
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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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