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Loading... Voices of Victorian London: In Sickness and in Healthby Henry Mayhew
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Verbatim, unflinching interviews with poor working Victorians from a journalist whose interviews, published in a national newspaper, influenced Charles Dickens' creation of characters in his novels History is written by historians, and the voices of ordinary people are rarely featured, but this unique collection of interviews from the middle of the 19th century allows their voices to be heard. The journalist Henry Mayhew tramped the streets of London interviewing working peop≤ this selection from his work London Labour and the London Poor shows how they coped with the ups and downs of health and illness while continuing with the daily trial of scratching a living and feeding their families. The people Mayhew met showed remarkable resilience and a surprising sense of humor about their lot in life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.109421Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses History, geographic treatment, biography Europe England & WalesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |