The Metropolitan Poor Vol 2
Semifactual Accounts, 1795-1910
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-1-138-76163-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a collection of primary materials on the metropolitan poor. It includes the writings of urban travellers and social reformers, and contains writings from the last five years of the 18th century, that is, from the time when the poor were first discovered as endemic to the nation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
990 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-76163-6 (9781138761636)
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Persons
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Content
VOLUME 2 Wandering tribes, 1850-1885 H. Mayhew, A visit to the Cholera districts of Bermondsey (1849) H. Mayhew, Extracts from London labour and the London poor (1851) W. Phillips, Extracts from The wild tribes of London (1855) G. A: Sala, Extracts from Gaslight and daylight, with some London scenes they shine upon (1859) G. Godwin, Extracts from Town swamps and social bridges (1859) J. Hollingshead, Extracts from Ragged London in 1861 (1861) T. Archer, Extracts from The pauper, the thief and the convict (1865) J.C. Parkinson, Extracts from Places and people, being studies from life (1869) J. Greenwood, Glad news for shady-land (nd) J. Greenwood, Extracts from The seven curses of London (1869) J. Greenwood, Extracts from Journeys through London (nd) J. Greenwood, Extracts from The wilds of London (1874) J. Greenwood, Extracts from The amateur casual (1877) R. Rowe, Extracts from Picked up in the streets (1880) H. Mayhew, Extracts from London characters (1881) 'One of the crowd' U, Greenwood], Extracts from Mysteries of modern London (1882) J. Greenwood, Extracts from The policeman's lantern (1888)