London Labour and the London Poor
What are the six categories the author separated the London street people into and how did these street people generally earn their living?
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Author Henry Mayhew separated London street people into six categories: sellers, buyers, finders, performers, artisans and laborers. All of these were unlicensed entrepreneurs with no fixed place of business, who conducted their trade on the sidewalks or streets of England's greatest city.