Paved with Gold: The Romance and Reality of the London Street

Mayhew, Augustus

ISBN 10: 0714614122 / ISBN 13: 9780714614120

Edité par Frank Cass and Co Ltd, 1971

Light wear to boards with a lean. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some tears and marks. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-9994255532

Synopsis :

First Published in 1971. Part of the Library of eight volumes on Victorian Times, this was subtitled as 'an unfashionable novel' when published. Toward the end of his short but informative preface to Paved With Gold, first published in book form in 1858, Augustus Mayhew states that the descriptions of boy-life in the streets, the habits and customs of donkey-drivers, the peculiarities of trampdom and vagrancy, have all resulted from long and patient inquiries among the individuals themselves. The convincing liveliness of these passages testifies to his minute and accurate knowledge of London lower-class life, and this personal experience of the low life he 'romanced' about is, in turn, the basis of our interest in Paved With Gold.

À propos de l?auteur: Augustus Mayhew (1826-1875) was the youngest of seven sons of a well-to-do London solicitor. With second edition introduction by ANNE HUMPHERYS Herbert H. Lehman College, New York

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Paved with Gold: The Romance and Reality of ...
Éditeur : Frank Cass and Co Ltd
Date d'édition : 1971
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good