“The title of London Labour and the London Poor is a large one, and the subject is one of which the comprehension is perhaps as difficult as the treatment is important.”

About Henry Mayhew

Journalist • English

Henry Mayhew was a pioneering English journalist, social researcher, and playwright born in London. He is most famous for co-founding the satirical magazine Punch in 1841 and for his monumental work, London Labour and...