London Labour and the London Poor Volume IV
Henry Mayhew
131 chapters · 55 h 1 min · English
Read by Gillian Hendrie
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Subtitled A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.
This volume: Those that will not work, comprising prostitutes, swindlers, thieves, beggars.
Henry Mayhew was a social researcher and journalist who compiled a four volume work in minute detail on the lives of the poor in London, of which this is the fourth volume, published in 1862, and co-written with Bracebridge Hemyng, John Binny and Andrew Halliday.
Notes:
1. Arithmetical errors have been left unchanged.
2. The Appendix consists of a number of maps and tables of statistics, comparing the counties of England and Wales. The 'casual listener' may wish to skip these.
Summary by Peter Yearsley and Gillian Hendrie
Chapters
1 Advertisement 5 min 2 AGENCIES Part 1 27 min 3 AGENCIES Part 2 36 min 4 AGENCIES Part 3 30 min 5 AGENCIES Part 4 20 min 6 AGENCIES Part 5 29 min 7 Introduction 10 min 8 OF THE WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS Part 1 22 min 9 OF THE WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS Part 2 18 min 10 OF THE WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS Part 3 16 min 11 CLASSIFICATION OF THE WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS OF GREAT BRITAIN Part 1 16 min 12 CLASSIFICATION Part 2 15 min 13 CLASSIFICATION Part 3 11 min 14 CLASSIFICATION Part 4 23 min 15 OF THE NON-WORKERS Part 1 34 min 16 OF THE NON-WORKERS Part 2: Table of Offenders and Suspicious Characters, and the associated costs 22 min 17 PROSTITUTES Part 1: of the prostitute class generally 9 min 18 PROSTITUTES Part 2: in ancient states 15 min 19 PROSTITUTES Part 3: among the Jews and other ancient nations 25 min 20 PROSTITUTES Part 4: in ancient Egypt and ancient Greece 38 min 21 PROSTITUTES Part 5: in ancient Rome 33 min 22 PROSTITUTES Part 6: among the Anglo-Saxons 10 min 23 PROSTITUTES Part 7: among the barbarous nations - Introduction 15 min 24 PROSTITUTES Part 8: among the African nations 21 min 25 PROSTITUTES Part 9: among the African nations (continued) 39 min 26 PROSTITUTES Part 10: women in Australia 24 min 27 PROSTITUTES Part 11: in New Zealand 34 min 28 PROSTITUTES Part 12: in the Islands of the Pacific 28 min 29 PROSTITUTES Part 13: in the Islands of the Pacific (cont.) 25 min 30 PROSTITUTES Part 14: among the North-American Indians 39 min 31 PROSTITUTES Part 15: among the Indians of South America; in the Cities of South America 27 min 32 PROSTITUTES Part 16: in the West Indies 12 min 33 PROSTITUTES Part 17: in Java 18 min 34 PROSTITUTES Part 18: in Sumatra; of Borneo 31 min 35 PROSTITUTES Part 19: among the semi-civilized nations - Introduction; of Celebes 25 min 36 PROSTITUTES Part 20: in Persia 18 min 37 PROSTITUTES Part 21: among the Afghans; in Kashmir 33 min 38 PROSTITUTES Part 22: in India 25 min 39 PROSTITUTES Part 23: in India (continued) 33 min 40 PROSTITUTES Part 24: in Ceylon 21 min 41 PROSTITUTES Part 25: in China 25 min 42 PROSTITUTES Part 26: in China (continued) 22 min 43 PROSTITUTES Part 27; in Japan; in the Ultra-Gangetic Nations 26 min 44 PROSTITUTES Part 28: in Egypt 28 min 45 PROSTITUTES Part 29: in Egypt (continued) 26 min 46 PROSTITUTES Part 30: among the States of Northern Africa; Arabia, Syria, and Asia 40 min 47 PROSTITUTES Part 31: in Turkey 20 min 48 PROSTITUTES Part 32: in Circassia; among the Tartar Races 27 min 49 PROSTITUTES Part 33: of the mixed Northern nations - introductory; in Russia 26 min 50 PROSTITUTES Part 34: in Siberia 25 min 51 PROSTITUTES Part 35: Iceland and Greenland; in Lapland and Sweden 35 min 52 PROSTITUTES Part 36: in Norway; in Denmark 23 min 53 PROSTITUTES Part 37: of prostitution in civilized states - Introduction 31 min 54 PROSTITUTES Part 38: Introduction (cont.) 35 min 55 PROSTITUTES Part 39: in Spain 20 min 56 PROSTITUTES Part 40: Amsterdam; Belgium; Hamburg; Prussia-Germany; Berlin 32 min 57 PROSTITUTES Part 41: Austria; Modern Rome; Turin; Berne 33 min 58 PROSTITUTES Part 42: The City of Paris 34 min 59 PROSTITUTES Part 43: LONDON - General remarks 30 min 60 PROSTITUTES Part 44: Seclusives 31 min 61 PROSTITUTES Part 45: Board Lodgers 18 min 62 PROSTITUTES Part 46: Low Lodging Houses 21 min 63 PROSTITUTES Part 47: Sailors' Women 20 min 64 PROSTITUTES Part 48: Sailors' Women (cont.) 23 min 65 PROSTITUTES Part 49: Soldiers' Women 20 min 66 PROSTITUTES Part 50: Thieves' Women 36 min 67 PROSTITUTES Part 51: Park Women 17 min 68 PROSTITUTES Part 52: The Dependants of Prostitutes 25 min 69 PROSTITUTES Part 53: The Dependants of Prostitutes (cont.) 27 min 70 PROSTITUTES Part 54: Clandestine Prostitutes; Cohabitant Prostitutes 28 min 71 PROSTITUTES Part 55: Narrative of a Gay Woman at the West End of the Metropolis 16 min 72 PROSTITUTES Part 56: Criminal Returns 24 min 73 PROSTITUTES Part 57: Criminal Returns (cont.) 27 min 74 PROSTITUTES Part 58: Traffic in Foreign Women 21 min 75 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 1: introduction 20 min 76 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 2: The Sneaks 1 38 min 77 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 3: The Sneaks 2 31 min 78 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 4: The Sneaks 3 33 min 79 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 5: The Sneaks 4 39 min 80 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 6: Narrative of a London Sneak 12 min 81 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 7: Pickpockets and Shoplifters 33 min 82 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 8: Omnibus Pickpockets; Railway Pickpockets; Shoplifters 12 min 83 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 9: A Visit to the Dens of Thieves 30 min 84 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 10: Narrative of a Pickpocket 44 min 85 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 11: Horse and Dog stealers; Highway Robbers 28 min 86 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 12: A Ramble Among the Thieves' Dens in the Borough 22 min 87 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 13 Housebreakers and Burglars Part 1 21 min 88 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 14: Housebreakers and Burglars Part 2 41 min 89 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 15: Narrative of a burglar 23 min 90 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 16: Narrative of another burglar 32 min 91 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 17: Prostitute Thieves 10 min 92 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 18: The Prostitutes of the Haymarket 1 28 min 93 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 19: The Prostitutes of the Haymarket 2 25 min 94 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 20: Felonies on the River Thames 24 min 95 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 21: Narrative of a Mudlark 13 min 96 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 22: Receivers of Stolen Property 25 min 97 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 23: Coiners 31 min 98 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 24: Cheats 31 min 99 THIEVES & SWINDLERS Part 25: Swindlers 22 min 100 BEGGARS Part 1: Introduction; the Poor Law 35 min 101 BEGGARS Part 2: Street Beggars in 1816; Mendicant Pensioners; Mendicity Society 33 min 102 BEGGARS Part 3: Begging-Letter Writers Part 1 19 min 103 BEGGARS Part 4: Begging-Letter Writers Part 2 36 min 104 BEGGARS Part 5: Ashamed Beggars; The Swell Beggar; Clean Family Beggars 17 min 105 BEGGARS Part 6: Naval and Military Beggars 22 min 106 BEGGARS Part 7: Foreign Beggars Part 1 26 min 107 BEGGARS Part 8: Foreign Beggars Part 2 23 min 108 BEGGARS Part 9: Disaster Beggars Part 1 32 min 109 BEGGARS Part 10: Disaster Beggars Part 2 29 min 110 BEGGARS Part 11: Petty Trading Beggars 16 min 111 BEGGARS Part 12: Dependants of Beggars 28 min 112 BEGGARS Part 13: Distressed Operative Beggars 15 min 113 APPENDIX Part 1: Map and Table showing the Density of the Population 22 min 114 APPENDIX Part 2: Map and Table showing the Density of the Population (cont.); Comparison of density 28 min 115 APPENDIX Part 3: Map and Table showing Criminality 33 min 116 APPENDIX Part 4: Order of Criminality; Years of Crime 14 min 117 APPENDIX Part 5: Map and Table showing Ignorance 40 min 118 APPENDIX Part 6: Ignorance among Criminals 37 min 119 APPENDIX Part 7: Education of Criminals 15 min 120 APPENDIX Part 8: Illegitimate Births & Early Marriages 1 33 min 121 APPENDIX Part 9: Illegitimate Births & Early Marriages 2 49 min 122 APPENDIX Part 10: Illegitimate Births & Female to Male Ratio 16 min 123 APPENDIX Part 11: Persons Committed for Rape 30 min 124 APPENDIX Part 12: Persons Committed for Carnally Abusing Girls 21 min 125 APPENDIX Part 13: Persons Committed for Keeping Disorderly Houses 22 min 126 APPENDIX Part 14: Concealing the Births of Infants 23 min 127 APPENDIX Part 15: Attempting to Procure Miscarriage 20 min 128 APPENDIX Part 16: Assaults, with Intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse 22 min 129 APPENDIX Part 17: Bigamy 17 min 130 APPENDIX Part 18: Abduction 8 min 131 APPENDIX Part 19: The Criminality of Females 34 min