London labour and the London poor (Vol. 1)

London labour and the London poor (Vol. 1)

London, Londres, pauvreté, travail, société urbaine, nineteenth century, dix-neuvième siècle, Mayhew Henry

Full title : London labour and the London poor; a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.   Extract from the Preface :   The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopaedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis.   Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist and playwright.   See also Vol. 2, Vol. 3 and the Extra Volume.  

Henry Mayhew

G. Woodfall and son

1851

492

Ouvrage

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