ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -London Labour and the London Poor is a work of Victorian journalism by Henry Mayhew. In the 1840s, he observed, documented and described the state of working people in London for a series of articles in a newspaper, the Morning Chronicle, which were later compiled into book form.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mayhew wrote for newspapers most of his life. His was plagued by financial problems, and even declared bankruptcy. He wrote the articles and pamphlets that later became London Labour and the London Poor purely for financial reasons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry Mayhew’s collected articles on poverty were eventually published as London Labour and London Poor (1851). Mayhew’s investigation into the plight of the poor revealed the impact that unemployment, starvation and disease was having on the working class.