The authors connected with our books are listed below. We have transcribed various contemporary articles and obituaries which provide a background to their lives.
Shirley Brooks
Shirley Brooks travelled to the Rural Districts of England as part of The Morning Chronicle's “Labour and the Poor” investigation into the living and working conditions of the people in the mid nineteenth century. Read More »
Alexander Mackay
Alexander Mackay worked on the Rural Districts portion of the “Labour and the Poor” series which were published in The Morning Chronicle between 1849 and 1851. Read More »
Charles Mackay
Dr. Charles Mackay investigated both Liverpool and Birmingham as part of the “Labour and the Poor” series of letters published in The Morning Chronicle between 1849 and 1851. Read More »
Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew was the Special Correspondent for the Metropolitan Districts as part of the investigation into “Labour and the Poor” on behalf of The Morning Chronicle. Read More »
Angus B. Reach
Angus Bethune Reach investigated the Manufacturing Districts as part of the investigation into “Labour and the Poor” on behalf of The Morning Chronicle. Read More »