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    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor
    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor
    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor
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    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor

    Written by David Timson

    Narrated by David Timson

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    David Timson introduces London Labour and the London Poor and its author Henry Mayhew, who in 1841 founded the satirical magazine Punch before his social conscience moved him to expose in his remarkable book the terrible poverty in London – then the richest city in the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateJul 1, 2018
    ISBN9781781982822
    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor

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