London Labour and the London Poor: Selections by Henry Mayhew (English) Paperbac

Description: London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew Produced between 1850 and 1862, London Labour and the London Poor is one of the most significant examples of nineteenth century oral history. The collection teems with the minute particulars of the everyday bits and pieces of London lives assembled into a precarious whole by the author, editor, and principal investigator, Henry Mayhew. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Produced between 1850 and 1862, London Labour and the London Poor is one of the most significant examples of nineteenth century oral history. The collection teems with the minute particulars of the everyday-bits and pieces of London lives assembled into a precarious whole by the author, editor, and principal investigator, Henry Mayhew. Mayhew was interested in the social fabric of peoples lives, their labour and earnings, but also their families, education, leisure time, and religious beliefs. What gives his "case studies" such immediacy is that they seem to flow unprompted and uninterrupted from the mouths of his subjects: street sellers, dock labourers, musicians, rat catchers, vagrants, chimney sweeps, thieves, and prostitutes.All are captured in this newly annotated and abridged edition of Mayhews four-volume work. Historical appendices include a contemporary map of London, reviews of London Labour, and other slum journalism from the period.Key featuresThe only edition with appendices Back Cover Produced between 1850 and 1862, London Labour and the London Pooris one of the most significant examples of nineteenth-century oral history. The collection teems with the minute particulars of the everyday--bits and pieces of London lives assembled into a precarious whole by the author, editor, and principal investigator, Henry Mayhew. Mayhew was interested in the social fabric of peoples lives, their labour and earnings, but also their families, education, leisure time, and religious beliefs. What gives his "case studies" such immediacy is that they seem to flow unprompted and uninterrupted from the mouths of his subjects: street sellers, dock labourers, musicians, rat catchers, vagrants, chimney sweeps, thieves, and prostitutes. All are captured in this newly annotated and selected edition of Mayhews four-volume work. Historical appendices include a contemporary map of London, reviews of London Labour, and other slum journalism from the period. Author Biography Barbara Leckie is a Professor in the Department of English and the Institute for the Comparative Study of Literature, Art, and Culture at Carleton University. Janice Schroeder is an Associate Professor of English at Carleton University. Table of Contents Volume 1PrefaceTHE STREET-FOLKOf Wandering Tribes in GeneralCostermongersThe London Street Markets on a Saturday NightThe Politics of Costermongers.-PolicemenReligion of CostermongersLanguage of CostermongersThe Literature of CostermongersOf the "Penny Gaff"Of the Coster-GirlsOf the Homes of the CostermongersOf the Street-IrishOf the Street-IrishOf the Education, Literature, Amusements, and Politics of the Street-IrishThe Homes of the Street-IrishStreet-Sellers of Green StuffWatercress GirlOf the Street-Sellers of Stationary, Literature, and the Fine ArtsOf the Street-Sellers of Stationary, Literature, and the Fine ArtsOf the Death and Fire HuntersOf Political Litanies, Dialogues, etc.Of "Cocks," etc.Of "Strawing"Of the Sham Indecent Street-TradeOf the Low Lodging-houses of LondonOf the Filth, Dishonesty, and Immorality of Low Lodging-housesOf Street "Ballads on a Subject"Of the Experience of a Street Author, or PoetOf the Street BooksellersOf the Experience of a Street BooksellerOf the Street-sellers of Engravings, etc., in Umbrellas, etc.Of the "Screevers," or Writers of Begging-Letters and PetitionsOf the Street-Sellers of Manufactured ArticlesThe Crippled Street-seller of Nutmeg-GratersOf the Street-Sellers of Poison for RatsVolume 2THE STREET-FOLKBOOK THE SECONDIntroductionOf the Street-Sellers of Second-Hand ArticlesOf the Street-Sellers of Petticoat and Rosemary-LanesOf the Street-Sellers of Live AnimalsOf the Street-Sellers of Live BirdsOf the Street-BuyersOf the "Rag-and-Bottle," and the "Marine-Store," ShopsOf the Street-Buyers of Waste (Paper)Of the Street-Finders or CollectorsOf the Sewer-HuntersOf the Mud-LarksOf the London Dustmen, Nightmen, Sweeps, and ScavengersOf the Dustmen of LondonChimney-SweepersOf the London Chimney-SweepersOf the General Characteristics of the Working Chimney-SweepersOf the Subterranean Character of the SewersCrossing-SweepersCrossing-SweepersGander-The "Captain" of the Boy Crossing-SweepersVolume 3The Destroyers of VerminA Night at Rat-KillingHer Majestys Bug DestroyerOUR STREET FOLKI. Street ExhibitorsExhibitor of the MicroscopeThe Snake, Sword, and Knife-SwallowerStreet ClownStreet ReciterII. Street Musicians"Old Sarah"Tom-tom PlayersIV. Street ArtistsStreet PhotographyV. Exhibitors of Trained AnimalsThe Happy Family ExhibitorSKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOURERSThe Coal-HeaversThe Coal-HeaversThe Dock-LabourersThe London DockLONDON VAGRANTSLondon Vagrants Asylums for the HouselessAppendix A: Table of ContentsFull table of contents of London Labour and the London Poor, including subheadingsAppendix B: Reviews of London Labour and the London Poor1. Eclectic Review, October 18512. Athenaeum, November 15, 18513. Reynolds Newspaper, May 18, 18514. Reynolds Newspaper, June 15, 18515. Reynolds Newspaper, July 20, 1851Appendix C: Selection of entries from the Morning Chronicle and Volume 4 of London Labour and the London PoorFrom The Morning Chronicle1. A Visit to the Cholera Districts of Bermondsey, September 24, 18492. Letter I, October 19, 1849From Volume 43. Classification of the Workers and Non-Workers of Great Britain4. Female Operatives5. Pickpockets and Shoplifters6. Hindoo Beggars7. Negro BeggarsAppendix D: Answers to Correspondents1. No. 19, April 19, 18512. No. 24, May 24, 18513. No. 33, July 26, 18514. Nos. 9 & 10, February 8 & 15, 18515. No. 16, March 29, 18516. No. 21, May 3, 18517. No. 23, May 17, 1851Appendix E: Mayhews Contemporaries and "Slum Journalism"1. From The Rookeries of London, by Thomas Beames2. From London Shadows: A Glance at the Homes of the Thousands, by George Godwin 3. From Ragged London in 1861, by John HollingsheadAppendix F: Map of London Review "Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckies Introduction sets the agenda for new directions in Mayhew studies by highlighting London Labours and Mayhews attention to ecology, sustainability, and print culture, questions that were fertile in mid-century Britain and are essential intellectual and political frameworks today. And their selections from London Labour, Mayhews Morning Chronicle articles, his responses to respondents, and work by contemporary slum journalists have inspired me to teach a course with London Labour at its center. This volume offers treasures, equally to those just discovering Mayhew and to those who have encountered his work before. This is the edition of Mayhew selections to get--a Mayhew for our times." -- Priti Joshi, University of Puget Sound "Henry Mayhew investigated the Victorian London poor as a social scientist and wrote up his results as a journalist. The results, London Labour and the London Poor and his earlier contributions to theMorning Chronicle, are works in progress which he never revised, and ultimately abandoned. The combination of somewhat incompatible methods and unfinished projects has made his work difficult to understand in its totality. But now, thanks to the careful editors Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckie and to Broadview Press, we finally have a scholarly edition, with carefully chosen and thoroughly annotated interviews and other material, appendices providing context and commentary, and new ways to read Mayhews work, which will enable students, scholars, and general readers alike to grasp the whole with confidence and pleasure." -- Anne Humpherys, City University of New York Review Quote "Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckies Introduction sets the agenda for new directions in Mayhew studies by highlighting London Laboursand Mayhews attention to ecology, sustainability, and print culture, questions that were fertile in mid-century Britain and are essential intellectual and political frameworks today. And their selections from London Labour, Mayhews Morning Chroniclearticles, his responses to respondents, and work by contemporary slum journalists have inspired me to teach a course with London Labourat its center. This volume offers treasures, equally to those just discovering Mayhew and to those who have encountered his work before. This is the edition of Mayhew selections to get--a Mayhew for our times." -- Priti Joshi, University of Puget Sound "Henry Mayhew investigated the Victorian London poor as a social scientist and wrote up his results as a journalist. The results, London Labour and the London Poorand his earlier contributions to theMorning Chronicle, are works in progress which he never revised, and ultimately abandoned. The combination of somewhat incompatible methods and unfinished projects has made his work difficult to understand in its totality. But now, thanks to the careful editors Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckie and to Broadview Press, we finally have a scholarly edition, with carefully chosen and thoroughly annotated interviews and other material, appendices providing context and commentary, and new ways to read Mayhews work, which will enable students, scholars, and general readers alike to grasp the whole with confidence and pleasure." -- Anne Humpherys, City University of New York Details ISBN1554813395 Author Henry Mayhew Publisher Broadview Press Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 1554813395 ISBN-13 9781554813391 Format Paperback Imprint Broadview Press Ltd Subtitle Selections Place of Publication Peterborough Country of Publication Canada Edited by Janice Schroeder Illustrations 18 Black & White Illustrations DEWEY 331.209421 Short Title London Labour and the London Poor Language English Pages 376 Publication Date 2019-10-28 UK Release Date 2019-10-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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