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London Labour and the London Poor mermaids Hays vividly conveys the sparenessAuthor Contributor(s): Mayhew, Henry; Neuburg, Victor E.; Neuburg, Victor E. Publisher: Penguin Classics Date: 7 1 1986 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Unflinching reports of Londons poor from a prolific and influential English writerLondon Labour and the London Poor originated in a series of articles, later published in four volumes, written for the Morning Chronicle in 1849 and 1850 when journalist Henry Mayhew was at the height of his career.