Voices of Victorian London: In Sickness and in Health

by Henry Mayhew

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184391350X
• ISBN13: 9781843913504
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.6" x 7.6"