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The mysteries and miseries of the great metropolis, with some adventures in the country being the disguises and surprises of a New-York journalist

Title
The mysteries and miseries of the great metropolis, with some adventures in the country [electronic resource] : being the disguises and surprises of a New-York journalist / by "A.P.", the amateur vagabond ; with illustrations from photographs by Gurney.
Author
Pember, Arthur.
Publication
New York : D. Appleton and company, 1874.

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Description
v, [2], 462 p. : front. (port.), 11 pl.; 24 cm.
Subject
New York (N.Y.) > Poor
Note
  • Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
  • Sabin no. 59598.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
The purlieus of Water street after dark -- The amateur beggar -- After the gambling and panel houses -- A visit to Davy Jones's locker -- The bogus doctor -- The amateur curb-stone singer -- Life on the Erie canal -- Night and morning in the Tombs -- String 'em up -- The model coster-monger -- Down in a coal-mine -- Life in a circus -- A ride on an engine -- A night in an underground lodging-house -- The spirit-medium -- Painting à la mode -- The poor prisoner -- The life of a tramp -- The beggars' banquet -- "Been to the mines, sir?" -- The peep-show man -- Up and down Mont Blanc.
LCCN
09023188
OCLC
CTRG425430-B
Author
Pember, Arthur.
Title
The mysteries and miseries of the great metropolis, with some adventures in the country [electronic resource] : being the disguises and surprises of a New-York journalist / by "A.P.", the amateur vagabond ; with illustrations from photographs by Gurney.
Imprint
New York : D. Appleton and company, 1874.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG425430-B
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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