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Unflinching reports of London's poor from a prolific and influential English writer

London Labour and the London Poor originated in a series of articles, later published in four volumes, written for the Morning Chronicle in 1849 and 1850 when journalist Henry Mayhew was at the height of his career. Mayhew aimed simply to report the realities of the poor from a compassionate and practical outlook. This penetrating selection shows how well he succeeded: the underprivileged of London become extraordinarily and often shockingly alive.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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• Wandering tribes in general
• wandering tribes in the country
• the London street-folk
• costermongers
• street sellers of fish
• street sellers of fruit and vegetables
• stationary street sellers of fish, fruit and vegetables
• the street Irish
• street sellers of game, poultry, rabbits, butter, cheese and eggs
• street sellers of trees, shrubs, flowers, roots, seeds and branches
• street sellers of green stuff
• street sellers of eatables and drinkables
• street sellers of stationery, literature and the fine arts
• street sellers of manufactured articles
• the women street sellers
• the children street sellers

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