19th Century… The Mysteries of New York 16 May 2018 By Stephen Basdeo During the nineteenth century, a series of ‘Urban Mysteries’ novels were published. The most famous of these are Eugene Sue’s The Mysteries of Paris (1843), and…
19th Century… The Underclass of 19th-Century New York City: The Work of Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914) 2 May 20182 May 2018 Stephen Basdeo examines the work of nineteenth-century American social reformer, Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914). Amongst British nineteenth-century scholars, Henry Mayhew is perhaps the best known of all social investigators, along…
