{"product_id":"2940015009682","title":"Henry Mayhew's London","description":"Henry Mayhew’s London is an edited selection from Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon Labour and the London Poor is an extraordinary book. In it, Henry Mayhew describes the lives of people from the margins of Victorian society, ranging from pickpockets to dung gatherers, and from hot eel sellers to peep show exhibitors.  \u003cbr\u003eLondon Labour and the London Poor owes its origins to journalism which originally appeared in the Morning Chronicle.  The success of Henry Mayhew’s journalism in the Morning Chronicle encouraged him to continue collecting accounts of the lives of the London poor. These accounts were brought together in three volumes in 1861. In 1862, this was followed by a fourth volume, with material from other contributors.\u003cbr\u003eHenry Mayhew’s London contains pieces from each of the four volumes. The pieces have been selected to give the reader a sense of the variety and richness of London Labour and the London Poor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho should buy this book?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon Labour and the London Poor is an invaluable source for anybody interested in social history, and for anybody interested in Victorian London and Victorian street life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe selection of material from London Labour and the London Poor in Henry’s Mayhew London is intended for:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- readers coming to London Labour and the London Poor for the first time;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- readers who already own an edited edition of London Labour and the London Poor, but who wish to read parts of Mayhew’s writing not found in the edition that they own.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: Henry Mayhew’s London contains material not found in the OUP edition of London Labour and the London Poor. Material in Henry Mayhew’s London which is not found in the OUP edition is marked with an asterisk in the list of contents below.   \u003cbr\u003eHenry Mayhew’s London contains the following extracts from London Labour and the London Poor:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the Wandering Tribes of this Country*\u003cbr\u003eOf the London Street Folk\u003cbr\u003eOf the Obsolete Cries of the Costermongers*\u003cbr\u003eThe London Street Markets on a Saturday Night\u003cbr\u003eGambling of the Costermongers*\u003cbr\u003eMarriarage and Concubinage of the Costmermongers* \u003cbr\u003eReligion of the Costmermongers*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Nicknames of Costermongers\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of a Coster Lad*\u003cbr\u003eOf the \"Penny Gaff\"*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Cries, Rounds and Days of Costermongers\u003cbr\u003eOf the Forestalling of the Markets and the Billinsgate Bummarees*\u003cbr\u003eOf Covent Garden Market \u003cbr\u003eOf Orange and Lemon Selling in the Streets*\u003cbr\u003eOf Christmasing – Laurel, Ivy, Holly and Mistletoe*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Experience of a Hot Eel and Pea Soup Man*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Preparation and Quantity of Sheep’s Trotters, and of the Street Sellers*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Trade in Baked Potatoes*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Sellers of Bread*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Experience of a Hot Green Pea Seller*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Experience and Customers of a Ginger Beer Seller*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Sale of Milk*\u003cbr\u003eOf Street Piemen\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Sellers of Plum “Duff” or Dough*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Sellers of Cough Drops and of Medical Confectionary*\u003cbr\u003eOf “Cocks” etc*\u003cbr\u003eOf Religious Tract Sellers*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Filth, Dishonesty and Immorality of Low Lodging Houses*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Sale of Periodicals on the Steam Boats and Steam Boat Piers*\u003cbr\u003eThe Crippled Street Seller of Nutmeg Graters\u003cbr\u003eOf the “Duffers” or Hawkers of Pretended Smuggled Goods\u003cbr\u003eStatement of a Young Pickpocket\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Seller of Crackers and Detonating Balls\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Second-Hand Carpeting, Flannels, Stocking-Legs, \u0026amp;c., \u0026amp;c.*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Music \"Duffers\"*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Second Hand Curiosities*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Second Hand Telescopes and Pocket Glasses*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Second Hand Apparel*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street Sellers of Women's Second Hand Apparel*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Second-Hand Sellers of Smithfield Market*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Live Birds*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Crippled Street Bird-Seller*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Tricks of the Bird-Duffers*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Snails, Frogs, Worms, Snakes, Hedgehogs, Etc.*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Street-Sellers of Tan-Turf*\u003cbr\u003eBone-Grubbers and Rag-Gatherers\u003cbr\u003eOf the \"Pure\"—Finders*\u003cbr\u003eOf the Cigar-End Finders\u003cbr\u003eOf the Old Wood Gatherers*\u003cbr\u003eOf the London Sewerage and Scavengery*\u003cbr\u003eCrossing-Sweepers\u003cbr\u003eThe Sewerman*\u003cbr\u003eHer Majesty's Bug-Destroyer*\u003cbr\u003eBeetle Destroyers*\u003cbr\u003eGuy Fawkeses*\u003cbr\u003eAn Old Street Showman*\u003cbr\u003ePeep-Shows*\u003cbr\u003eGun-Exercise Exhibitor—One-Legged Italian\u003cbr\u003eScotch Piper and Dancing-Girl*\u003cbr\u003eStreet Glee-Singers*\u003cbr\u003eThe Sneaks, or Common Thieves\u003cbr\u003eCheats","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162056147184,"sku":"2940015009682","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015009682_p0.jpg?v=1763618441","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015009682","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}