The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor

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The book offers a comprehensive look at Henry Mayhew's 1849-1850 survey for the Morning Chronicle, covering diverse topics such as cholera in Jacob's Island and London's food markets. It marks the first complete publication of Mayhew's influential work, presented in the original sequence. Introduced by Dr. Peter Razzell, a co-editor of the survey, the first volume includes letters from October to November 1849, setting the stage for the exploration of Victorian society and its challenges.