The Unknown Mayhew
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with light wear to cover edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
The Unknown Mayhew presents a revelatory collection of Henry Mayhew's journalism, drawn from his groundbreaking mid-Victorian investigations into the lives of London's working poor. Edited and introduced by historians Eileen Yeo and E. P. Thompson, the volume uncovers a wealth of previously overlooked letters and reportage that Mayhew contributed to the Morning Chronicle between 1849 and 1850. With meticulous attention to class, labour, and poverty, the work chronicles the testimonies of costermongers, needlewomen, dock labourers, and street sellers in their own vivid words. Thompson and Yeo situate these extraordinary primary accounts within a rigorous historical framework, illustrating the stark social inequalities of industrial Britain. The result is an essential document in the history of social investigation and working-class experience.
Author: Eileen Yeo & E. P. Thompson
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, Schocken Books
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with light wear to cover edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
The Unknown Mayhew presents a revelatory collection of Henry Mayhew's journalism, drawn from his groundbreaking mid-Victorian investigations into the lives of London's working poor. Edited and introduced by historians Eileen Yeo and E. P. Thompson, the volume uncovers a wealth of previously overlooked letters and reportage that Mayhew contributed to the Morning Chronicle between 1849 and 1850. With meticulous attention to class, labour, and poverty, the work chronicles the testimonies of costermongers, needlewomen, dock labourers, and street sellers in their own vivid words. Thompson and Yeo situate these extraordinary primary accounts within a rigorous historical framework, illustrating the stark social inequalities of industrial Britain. The result is an essential document in the history of social investigation and working-class experience.