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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... ROBBERS A Ramble among the Thieves' Dens in the Borough HOUSEBREAKERS AND BURGLARS Narrative of a Burglar Narrative of another Burglar PROSTITUTE THIEVES The Prostitutes of the Haymarket Hired Prostitutes Park Women Soldiers' Women ...
... ROBBERS A Ramble among the Thieves' Dens in the Borough HOUSEBREAKERS AND BURGLARS Narrative of a Burglar Narrative of another Burglar PROSTITUTE THIEVES The Prostitutes of the Haymarket Hired Prostitutes Park Women Soldiers' Women ...
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... robbed when drunk may be met with; but that there are houses whose keepers systematically plunder and murder their frequenters our experience does not prove, nor do we for an instant believe it to be the case. Foreigners who write about ...
... robbed when drunk may be met with; but that there are houses whose keepers systematically plunder and murder their frequenters our experience does not prove, nor do we for an instant believe it to be the case. Foreigners who write about ...
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... robbers' cave swung back on its hinges when Ali Baba exclaimed “Sesame.” A few seconds were allowed for the person who opened the door to retire to the couch, and then our visual circuit of the chamber took place. The sailors did not ...
... robbers' cave swung back on its hinges when Ali Baba exclaimed “Sesame.” A few seconds were allowed for the person who opened the door to retire to the couch, and then our visual circuit of the chamber took place. The sailors did not ...
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... robbing a public. I'll tell you how it was. She was a pretty woman —a very pretty woman—then, and had been kept by a ... robbery. She and her accomplices got up a row in the bar, everything being concerted before hand; they put out the ...
... robbing a public. I'll tell you how it was. She was a pretty woman —a very pretty woman—then, and had been kept by a ... robbery. She and her accomplices got up a row in the bar, everything being concerted before hand; they put out the ...
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... service to them in a pecuniary way, although they do make use of such places for the purposes of robbery and fraud. Some women of tolerably good repute—that is, who are regarded as knowing a good set of men, who have.
... service to them in a pecuniary way, although they do make use of such places for the purposes of robbery and fraud. Some women of tolerably good repute—that is, who are regarded as knowing a good set of men, who have.
Other editions - View all
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 |
Common terms and phrases
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