London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 1

book called the ‘Speaker.’ I often thought of it in travelling through

some parts of the country.

“Above fourteen years ago I tried to make a shilling or two by selling my verses. I’d written plenty before, but made nothing by them. Indeed I never tried. The first song I ever sold was to a concert-room manager. The next I sold had great success. It was called the ‘Demon of the...