LABOUR LONDON AND/ LONDON POOR (OXFORD WORLDS CLASSICS) (PB)

Victorian journalist, novelist, dramatist, and social investigator Henry Mayhew conducted hundreds of interviews with London's street traders, entertainers, thieves and beggars which were intimate and detailed, providing an unprecedented insight into their day-to-day struggle for survival. Four volumes were published and this book offers a cross section from them, along with an illuminating introduction to Mayhew and the genesis and influence of his work.