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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.
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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.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES IN METAL.
  
OF THE CHEAP JOHNS, OR STREET HAN- SELLERS.
  
THE CRIPPLED STREET-SELLER OF NUTMEG-GRATERS.
  
OF THE SWAG-SHOPS OF THE METROPOLIS.
  
OF THE LIFE OF A CHEAP-JOHN.
  
THE STREET-SELLERS OF CUTLERY.
  
OF THE BLIND STREET-SELLERS OF TAILORS NEEDLES, ETC.
  
THE PUBLIC-HOUSE HAWKERS OF METAL SPOONS, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF JEWELLERY.
  
OF THE PEDLAR-JEWELLERS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CARD-COUNTERS, MEDALS, ETC.
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF RINGS AND SOVEREIGNS FOR WAGERS.
  
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OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CHILDREN'S GILT WATCHES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF TINWARE.
  
OF THE LIFE OF A TIN-WARE SELLER.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF DOG-COLLARS.
  
OF THE LIFE OF A STREET-SELLER OF DOG- COLLARS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF TOOLS.
  
OF THE BEGGAR STREET-SELLERS.
  
OF THE "HOUSE OF LORDS," A STREET-SELLER'S DEFUNOT CLUB.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARES.
  
OF THE "SWAG," CROCKERY, AND GLASS SHOPS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF SPAR AND CHINA ORNAMENTS, AND OF STORE FRUIT.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF TEXTILE FABRICS.
  
OF THE HABERDASHERY SWAG-SHOPS.
  
OF HAWKERS, PEDLARS, AND PETTY CHAPMEN.
  
OF THE PACKMEN, OR HAWKERS OF SOFT WARES.
  
STATEMENT OF A PACKMAN.
  
OF THE TALLY PACKMAN.
  
OF THE "DUFFERS" OR HAWKERS OF PRETENDED SMUGGLED GOODS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF "SMALL-WARE," OR TAPE, COTTON, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF LACE.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF JAPANNED TABLE- COVERS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF BRACES, BELTS, HOSE, TROWSER-STRAPS, AND WAISTCOATS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF BOOT AND STAY- LACES, &c.
  
OF A BLIND FEMALE SELLER OF "SMALL-WARES."
  
THE BLIND STREET-SELLER OF BOOT-LACES.
  
OF THE LIFE OF A BLIND BOOT-LACE SELLER.
  
OF THE LOW LODGING-HOUSES.
  
STATEMENT OF A YOUNG PICKPOCKET.
  
STATEMENT OF A PROSTITUTE.
  
STATEMENT OF A BEGGAR.
  
MEETING OF THIEVES.
  
OF THE COUNTRY LODGING-HOUSES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CHEMICAL ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF BLACKING, BLACK LEAD, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FRENCH POLISH.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GREASE-REMOVING COMPOSITIONS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CORN-SALVE.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GLASS AND CHINA CEMENT, AND OF RAZOR PASTE.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLER OF CRACKERS AND DETONATING BALLS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF LUCIFER-MATCHES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CIGAR LIGHTS, OR FUZEES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF GUTTA-PERCHA HEADS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF FLY-PAPERS AND BEETLE-WAFERS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF WALKING-STICKS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF WHIPS, ETC.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF PIPES, AND OF SNUFF AND TOBACCO BOXES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF CIGARS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF SPONGE.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF WASH-LEATHERS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF DOLLS.
  
OF THE "SWAG-BARROWMEN," AND "LOT- SELLERS."
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF ROULETTE BOXES.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF POISON FOR RATS.
  
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF RHUBARB AND SPICE.
  
OF THE HAWKING OF TEA.
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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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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

illustration [Description: 915EAF. Page xiv.]

  • Portrait of Mr. Mayhew...Frontispiece

  • The London Costermonger...on page 13

  • The Coster-Girl...37

  • The Oyster Stall...49

  • The Orange Mart (Duke's Place)...73

  • The Irish Street-Seller...97

  • The Wallflower Girl...127

  • The Groundsell Man...147

  • The Baked Potato Man...167

  • The Coffee-Stall...Facing page 184

  • The Coster Boy and Girl "Tossing the Pieman"...Facing page 196

  • Doctor Bokanky, The Street Herbalist...197

  • Illustrations of Street-Art, No. I...224

  • Illustrations of Street-Art, No. II...238

  • Hindoo Tract Seller...239

  • "The Kitchen," Fox Court...250

  • The Long-Song Seller...272

  • Illustrations of Street-Art, No. III...278

  • Illustrations of Street-Art, No. IV...279

  • The Book Auctioneer...296

  • The Street-Seller of Nutmeg-Graters...330

  • The Street-Seller of Dog's Collars...360

  • The Street-Seller of Crockery-Ware...361

  • The Blind Boot-Lace Seller...406

  • The Street-Seller of Grease-Removing Composition...428

  • The Lucifer Match Girl...429

  • The Street-Seller of Walking-Sticks...438

  • The Street-Seller of Rhubarb and Spice...452

  • The Street-Seller of Combs...458

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