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Henry Mayhew was a journalist, playwright and social reformer. He co-founded 'Punch' magazine in 1841. He contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and wrote a series of detailed articles about the state of the working poor in London for the 'Morning Chronicle' newspaper. These articles, which featured comprehensive interviews with working people, were eventually published in three volumes in 1851 titled 'London Labour and the London Poor'.
Henry Mayhew was a journalist, playwright and social reformer. He co-founded 'Punch' magazine in 1841. He contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and wrote a series of detailed articles about the state of the working poor in London for the 'Morning Chronicle' newspaper. These articles, which featured comprehensive interviews with working people, were eventually published in three volumes in 1851 titled 'London Labour and the London Poor'.
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| Title: | Letter from Henry Mayhew |
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| Description: | Henry Mayhew writes to inform the recipient, in quite some detail, about his forthcoming book 'Young Benjamin Franklin' which was eventually published in 1862 by Harper Bros. |
| Address: | 3 Kensington Square |
| Letter dated: | 03-03-1859 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 4 pages ; black edging indicating mourning stationery. Glue seepage. Tear. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | The Peasant Boy Philosopher; Young Benjamin Franklin or the Lessons of Life |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Henry Mayhew, journalist and littérateur, was born in London, 1812. In connection with his brother Augustus, produced some clever works of fiction. He was one of the originators, and first editor of 'Punch', and was a voluminous writer on many subjects. He married in 1844 the elder saughter of Douglas Jerrold, and died on July 25th 1887." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Hulton Archive/Stringer/Getty Images |
| Identifier: | SL_137 |
