The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: v. 1: Authentic First-Person Accounts by Beggars, Thieves and Prostitutes

The first and possibly the greatest sociological study of poverty in 19th-century London. Mayhew and his collaborators explored hundreds of miles of London streets in the 1840s and 1850s, gathering thousands of pages of testimony from the city's humblest residents. A classic reference source for sociologists, historians, and criminologists. The first and possibly the greatest sociological study of poverty in 19th-century London. Mayhew and his collaborators explored hundreds of miles of London streets in the 1840s and 1850s, gathering thousands of pages of testimony from the city''s humblest residents. A classic reference source for sociologists, historians, and criminologists.

• | Author: Henry Mayhew
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 2005
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780486440064
• | ISBN-10: 0486440060