Book ID: CBB001250951

Voices of Victorian London: In Sickness and in Health (2011)

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Mayhew, Henry (Author)
Sabbagh, Karl (Editor)


Hesperus Press


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: xviii + 123 pp.
Language: English

History is written by historians, and the voices of ordinary people rarely feature. But this unique collection of interviews from the middle of the nineteenth century allows their voices to be heard. The journalist Henry Mayhew tramped the streets of London interviewing working people; this Hesperus 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 humour about their lot in life

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Authors & Contributors
Siena, Kevin P.
Hurren, Elizabeth T.
Arnold, David J.
Sheetz-Nguyen, Jessica A.
Gründler, Jens
Wray, Matt
Concepts
Poverty
Public health
Social class
Medicine and society
Disease and diseases
Psychiatry
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Early modern
16th century
Places
London (England)
England
Great Britain
United States
Philadelphia, PA
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
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