The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902.
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In his attempt to understand the working-class of this deprived area of London the author stayed as a lodger with a poor family.
He wrote this first-hand account after living in the East End (including the Whitechapel District) for several weeks, sometimes staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets.
The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902