Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 – 25 July 1887) was a journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform.
He returned after several years, in 1829, becoming a trainee lawyer in Wales.
Mayhew reputedly fled his creditors and holed up at the Erwood Inn, a small public house in the village of Erwood, south of Builth Wells in Wales. ===Paris and writing=== In 1835, Mayhew found himself in a state of debt and, along with a fellow writer, escaped to Paris to avoid his creditors.
He was one of the co-founders of the satirical magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days.
Two of his plays – But, However and the Wandering Minstrel – were successful, whilst his early work Figaro in London was less successful. ===Punch magazine=== On 17 July 1841, Mayhew cofounded Punch magazine.
In December 1842, the magazine was sold to Bradbury and Evans; Mayhew resigned as joint editor, and he continued at the magazine as "suggestor in chief" with Mark Lemon reappointed as editor.
However, this venture lost Mayhew so much money that he was forced to appear in a court of bankruptcy in 1846. ===Formative work=== In 1842, Mayhew contributed to the pioneering Illustrated London News.
Mayhew eventually severed his connection with the magazine, writing his last article in February 1845.
However, this venture lost Mayhew so much money that he was forced to appear in a court of bankruptcy in 1846. ===Formative work=== In 1842, Mayhew contributed to the pioneering Illustrated London News.
Mayhew spent over 10 years in Paris, returning to England in the 1850s, whereby he was involved in several literary adventures, mostly the writing of plays.
She lived until 1880. ====London Labour and the London Poor==== The articles comprising London Labour and the London Poor were initially collected into three volumes in 1851; the 1861 edition included a fourth volume, co-written with Bracebridge Hemyng, John Binny, and Andrew Halliday, on the lives of prostitutes, thieves, and beggars.
In spring/summer 1851, they established a Street Trader's Protection Association to guard themselves against the journalist. ==Family== Mayhew was the grandfather of Audrey Mayhew Allen (b.
She lived until 1880. ====London Labour and the London Poor==== The articles comprising London Labour and the London Poor were initially collected into three volumes in 1851; the 1861 edition included a fourth volume, co-written with Bracebridge Hemyng, John Binny, and Andrew Halliday, on the lives of prostitutes, thieves, and beggars.
In the 2012 novel Dodger by Terry Pratchett, Mayhew and his wife appear as fictionalised versions of themselves, and he is mentioned in the dedication. ==Notes== ==References== Anne Humpherys (1984), Henry Mayhew, Boston/Mass.: OUP. Ole Münch (2017), Henry Mayhew and the Street Traders of Victorian London – A Cultural Exchange with Material Consequences, in: The London Journal. ==External links== London Labour and the London Poor, Mayhew, Henry, Published in London, 1861–62.
She lived until 1880. ====London Labour and the London Poor==== The articles comprising London Labour and the London Poor were initially collected into three volumes in 1851; the 1861 edition included a fourth volume, co-written with Bracebridge Hemyng, John Binny, and Andrew Halliday, on the lives of prostitutes, thieves, and beggars.
Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 – 25 July 1887) was a journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform.
Alongside the earlier work of Edwin Chadwick, they are also regarded as a decisive influence on the thinking of Charles Dickens. Mayhew's work inspired the script of director Christine Edzard's 1990 film The Fool.
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In the 2012 novel Dodger by Terry Pratchett, Mayhew and his wife appear as fictionalised versions of themselves, and he is mentioned in the dedication. ==Notes== ==References== Anne Humpherys (1984), Henry Mayhew, Boston/Mass.: OUP. Ole Münch (2017), Henry Mayhew and the Street Traders of Victorian London – A Cultural Exchange with Material Consequences, in: The London Journal. ==External links== London Labour and the London Poor, Mayhew, Henry, Published in London, 1861–62.
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