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The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: v. 1: Authentic First-person Accounts by Beggars, Thieves and Prostitutes Paperback – Illustrated, 28 Oct. 2005

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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.

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Dover Publications Inc.
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28 Oct. 2005
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13.92 x 2.06 x 21.49 cm
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0486440060
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978-0486440064
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The London Underworld in the Victorian Period

The first and possibly the greatest sociological study of poverty in 19th-century London, this survey features true stories of degradation, horror, and desperation that rival Dickensian fiction.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications Inc.; Illustrated edition (28 Oct. 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486440060
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486440064
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.92 x 2.06 x 21.49 cm

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Tin Tin

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 August 2020

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Interesting stories/accounts from Victorian England

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Reality streak and vivid

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 October 2020

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Voices from the past tell us the reality of the lives of the working class. Most didn’t live in nice houses and have servants. This describes the hard truth of what our predecessors went through.

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Mary Ann

Impressively researched

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Mayhew certainly did an impressive amount of research.
These accounts are fascinating, and also deeply harrowing, just as is his writing on, 'The London Labour and the London Poor'.
Essential for anyone interested in the real history of the UK.

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Anya S.

very interesting, but a slow read

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Great insight into days gone by, full of odd details and intriguing lives, but a difficult and slow read. The prejudice of some of the collectors of the information sometimes comes through, but it is nevertheless uniquely worthwhile. The accounts' authenticity mean that it is a great source of reliable information. Just dip in and out to avoid getting bogged down with the dull parts.

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Crimes of poverty

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A fascinating contemporary study of the darker side of London in the mid nineteenth century. The detail is astounding and it is possible to detect Mayhew's personal calls for reform.

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Guzzimeister

Interesting contempopect. rary account of Victorian crime. Details ...

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Interesting contempopect.rary account of Victorian crime. Details are quite fascinating, but the language is old fashioned as you would ex

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Paul K.

Interesting.

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Very interesting book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 June 2010

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You get an instant picture of Victorian London, the misery and the suffering of the working classes and their appalling living conditions. Anyone researching this subject should buy it because is informative, accurate, and most important it is an eye-witness account and that is very rare indeed.

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