Editing Henry Mayhew

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'''Henry Mayhew''' (25 November 1812 – 25 July 1887) was an [[England|English]] journalist and playwright.

==Biography==
In May 1853, a three-volume copy of Mayhew's 1851 journalistic observation ''{{Wiki|London Labour and the London Poor}}'', was given to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] apprentice [[Simeon Price]], living under the alias "Jack Straw", by his mentor [[Oscar Kane]]. After having finished the thesis among the other books given, Price returned them to Kane.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 10</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Henry Mayhew is a historical figure and character mentioned in novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' written by [[Kate Heartfield]], where he is in fact misidentified and erroneously referred to as "Richard Mayhew," the academic and later {{Wiki|Bishop of Hereford}}.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' {{c|mentioned only as "Richard Mayhew"}}

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