Augustus Mayhew

Augustus Mayhew

Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826-75) was an English journalist and author, born in London. He wrote in collaboration with his brother Henry such works as "The Greatest Plague of Life, or the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant" (1847, illustrated by George Cruikshank), and he joined H. S. Edwards in the production of such farces as "The Goose and the Golden Eggs" (Strand Theatre, 1859); "Christmas Boxes" (Strand, 1860); "The Four Cousins" (Globe Theatre, 1871). From 1848 to 1850 he edited "The Comic Almanac", to which he had been a contributor since 1845, and his individual productions include "Paved with Gold, or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets" (1857) and "Faces for Fortunes" (three volumes, 1865).

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