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London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1

  
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[dedication]
  
CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
  
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  
PREFACE.
  
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LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR. — THE STREET-FOLK.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FISH.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
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OF THE STATIONARY STREET-SELLERS OF FISH, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLES.
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OF THE STREET-IRISH.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GAME, POULTRY (LIVE AND DEAD), RABBITS, BUTTER, CHEESE, AND EGGS.
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OF THE SELLERS OF TREES, SHRUBS, FLOWERS (CUT AND IN POTS), ROOTS, SEEDS, AND BRANCHES.
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STREET-SELLERS OF GREEN STUFF.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF EATABLES AND DRINKABLES.
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OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF EATABLES AND DRINKABLES.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY, LITERATURE, AND THE FINE ARTS.
  
OF THE FORMER AND PRESENT STREET- PATTERERS.
  
OF THE HABITS, OPINIONS, MORALS, AND RELIGION OF PATTERERS GENERALLY.
  
OF THE PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS OF STREET-LITERATURE.
  
OF LONG SONG-SELLERS.
  
OF RUNNING PATTERERS.
  
EXPERIENCE OF A RUNNING PATTERER.
  
OF THE RECENT EXPERIENCE OF A RUNNING PATTERER.
  
OF THE CHAUNTERS.
  
OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A CHAUNTER.
  
OF THE DEATH AND FIRE HUNTERS.
  
OF THE SELLERS OF SECOND EDITIONS.
  
OF THE STANDING PATTERERS.
  
EXPERIENCE OF A STANDING PATTERER.
  
OF POLITICAL LITANIES, DIALOGUES, ETC.
  
OF " COCKS," ETC.
  
OF " STRAWING."
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OF THE SHAM INDECENT STREET-TRADE.
  
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OF RELIGIOUS TRACT SELLERS.
  
OF A BENEFIT SOCIETY OF PATTERERS.
  
OF THE ABODES, TRICKS, MARRIAGE, CHARACTER, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF PATTERERS.
  
OF THE LOW LODGING-HOUSES OF LONDON.
  
OF THE FILTH, DISHONESTY, AND IMMORALITY OF LOW LODGING-HOUSES.
  
OF THE CHILDREN IN LOW LODGING- HOUSES.
  
OF THE LOW LODGING-HOUSES THROUGH- OUT THE COUNTRY.
  
OF THE STREET STATIONERS, AND THE STREET CARD-SELLERS.
  
OF THE SELLER OF THE PENNY SHORT-HAND CARDS.
  
OF THE SELLERS OF RACE CARDS AND LISTS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GELATINE, OF ENGRAVED, AND OF PLAYING CARDS, &c.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY.
  
OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A STREET- STATIONER.
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OF A "REDUCED" GENTLEWOMAN, AND A "REDUCED" TRADESMAN, AS STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY.
  
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OF THE STREET-SALE OF MEMORANDUM- BOOKS AND ALMANACKS.
  
OF THE STREET-SALE OF POCKET-BOOKS AND DIARIES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF SONGS.
  
OF THE STREET "PINNERS-UP," OR WALL SONG-SELLERS.
  
OF ANCIENT AND MODERN STREET BALLAD MINSTRELSY.
  
OF STREET "BALLADS ON A SUBJECT."
  
OF THE STREET POETS AND AUTHORS.
  
OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A STREET AUTHOR, OR POET.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF BROAD-SHEETS.
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OF THE "GALLOWS" LITERATURE OF THE STREETS.
  
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CONUNDRUMS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF COMIC EXHIBITIONS, MAGICAL DELUSIONS, &c.
  
OF THE STREET SELLERS OF PLAY-BILLS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS, TRACTS, BOOKS, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SALE OF BACK NUMBERS.
  
OF THE SALE OF WASTE NEWSPAPERS AT BILLINGSGATE.
  
OF THE SALE OF PERIODICALS ON THE STEAM- BOATS AND STEAM-BOAT PIERS.
  
OF THE SALE OF NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, &c., AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
  
OF THE STREET BOOKSELLERS.
  
OF THE CHARACTER OF BOOKS OF THE STREET-SALE.
  
OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A STREET BOOK- SELLER.
  
OF STREET BOOK-AUCTIONEERS.
  
OF THE STREET-SALE OF SONG-BOOKS, AND OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF ACCOUNT-BOOKS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GUIDE-BOOKS, &c.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FINE ARTS.
  
OF STREET ART.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF ENGRAVINGS, ETC., IN UMBRELLAS, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF PICTURES IN FRAMES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUSCRIPT AND OTHER MUSIC.
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OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY, LITERATURE, AND THE FINE ARTS.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
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OF THE WOMEN STREET-SELLERS.
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OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.

  
ERRATA.
  
INDEX.
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Letter

"Dear Sir,

— I received a letter, last Tuesday, from
Mr. Knight, intimating that he was requested by you
to inquire into the character of Mr. J — N — .

"It is quite correct, as he states, that his wife is
my daughter. They lived together several years in
London; but eventually, notwithstanding her efforts
in the millinery and straw-work, they became so
reduced that their circumstances obliged my daughter
to take her two little girls with herself to us.

"This was in the summer, 1845. His wife and chil-
dren have been of no expense to Mr. N. since that
time. The sole cause of their separation was poverty.

"I consider him to have acted imprudently in giving
up his situation to depend on an income arising from a
small capital; whereas, if he had kept in a place, whilst
she attended to her own business, they might have
gone on comfortably; and should they, through the
interposition of a kind Providence, gain that position
again, it is to be hoped that they will improve the cir-
cumstance to the honour and glory of the Author of
all our mercies, and with gratitude to the instrument
who may be raised up for their good.

"I am, dear Sir, respectfully yours,

"J. D."
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