Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work."
"The history of a people from the lips of the people themselves .. their labour, earnings, trials and sufferings, in their own unvarnished language, and to pourtray the condition of their homes and their families by personal observation of the places ..." "My earnest hope is that the book may serve to give the rich a more intimate knowledge of the sufferings, and the frequent heroism under those sufferings, of the poor ..."
Henry Mayhew was a social researcher and journalist. He compiled a four volume work in minute detail on the lives of the poor in London, of which this is the second volume, published in 1816. - Summary by Peter Yearsley
Chapters
1 Introduction 34 min 2 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 1 52 min 3 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 2 51 min 4 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 3 56 min 5 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 4 54 min 6 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 5 38 min 7 Street Sellers of Second hand articles Part 6 35 min 8 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 1 53 min 9 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 2 21 min 10 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 3 48 min 11 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 4 51 min 12 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 5 40 min 13 Street Sellers of Live Animals Part 6 24 min 14 Street Sellers of Mineral Productions and Natural Curiosities Part 1 31 min 15 Street Sellers of Mineral Productions and Natural Curiosities Part 2 37 min 16 Street Sellers of Mineral Productions and Natural Curiosities Part 3 41 min 17 Street Sellers of Mineral Productions and Natural Curiosities Part 4 45 min 18 The Street Buyers Part 1 52 min 19 The Street Buyers Part 2 14 min 20 The Street Buyers Part 3 19 min 21 The Street Jews Part 1 29 min 22 The Street Jews Part 2 35 min 23 The Street Jews Part 3 22 min 24 The Street Jews Part 4 35 min 25 The Street Jews Part 5 27 min 26 Street Finders or Collectors Part 1 44 min 27 Street Finders or Collectors Part 2 33 min 28 Street Finders or Collectors Part 3 56 min 29 Street Finders or Collectors Part 4 26 min 30 Street Finders or Collectors Part 5 38 min 31 Street Finders or Collectors Part 6 39 min 32 Street Finders or Collectors Part 7 53 min 33 Street Finders or Collectors Part 8 47 min 34 The Streets of London Part 1 32 min 35 The Streets of London Part 2 54 min 36 The Streets of London Part 3 53 min 37 The Streets of London Part 4 35 min 38 The Streets of London Part 5 40 min 39 The Streets of London Part 6 47 min 40 The Streets of London Part 7 18 min 41 The Streets of London Part 8 51 min 42 The Streets of London Part 9 8 min 43 The Streets of London Part 10 27 min 44 The Streets of London Part 11 24 min 45 The Streets of London Part 12 42 min 46 The Streets of London Part 13 28 min 47 The Streets of London Part 14 35 min 48 The Streets of London Part 15 46 min 49 The Streets of London Part 16 49 min 50 The Streets of London Part 17 53 min 51 The Streets of London Part 18 52 min 52 The Streets of London Part 19 43 min 53 The Streets of London Part 20: Table of Street Traffic 1 55 min 54 The Streets of London Part 21: Table of Street Traffic 2 & 3 34 min 55 The Streets of London Part 22 34 min 56 The Streets of London Part 23 54 min 57 The Streets of London Part 24: Table of Rubbish Carters 59 min 58 The Streets of London Part 25 52 min 59 The Streets of London Part 26 43 min 60 The Streets of London Part 27 58 min 61 The Streets of London Part 28 48 min 62 The Streets of London Part 29 53 min 63 The Streets of London Part 30 42 min 64 Chimney Sweepers Part 1 59 min 65 Chimney Sweepers Part 2 56 min 66 Chimney Sweepers Part 3 52 min 67 Chimney Sweepers Part 4 1 h 68 Chimney Sweepers Part 5 19 min 69 Chimney Sweepers Part 6 38 min 70 Chimney Sweepers Part 7 52 min 71 Sewerage Part 1 55 min 72 Sewerage Part 2 49 min 73 Sewerage Part 3 34 min 74 Sewerage Part 4 40 min 75 Sewerage Part 5 46 min 76 Sewerage Part 6 43 min 77 Sewerage Part 7 20 min 78 Sewerage Part 8 36 min 79 Sewerage Part 9 21 min 80 Sewerage Part 10 15 min 81 Sewerage Part 11 37 min 82 Sewerage Part 12 29 min 83 Sewerage Part 13 25 min 84 Sewerage Part 14 37 min 85 Sewerage Part 15 42 min 86 Sewerage Part 16 51 min 87 Sewerage Part 17 39 min 88 Crossing Sweepers Part 1 33 min 89 Crossing Sweepers Part 2 57 min 90 Crossing Sweepers Part 3 26 min 91 Crossing Sweepers Part 4 43 min 92 Crossing Sweepers Part 5 37 min 93 Crossing Sweepers Part 6 32 min
