London Labour and the London Poor (Selections from Vol. I-IV)

About “London Labour and the London Poor (Selections from Vol. I-IV)”

London Labour and the London Poor is a non-fiction work by Henry Mayhew, written as a series of articles for the Morning Chronicle in 1849 and 1850. Mayhew aimed to report the realities of the poor in London from a compassionate and practical perspective. The work was later published in four volumes. A selection from the text highlights the lives of the underprivileged, presenting them with vivid and often shocking detail. Mayhew's approach successfully brought attention to the struggles of London's poor.