1-153-133 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

'Dudley Street, Seven Dials', London, 1872. Unkempt, dirty children play in the street while a cab tries to drive through without crushing them. From London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré. (London, 1872). A Pilgrimage was a comprehensive portrait of London, but although the book was a commercial success many of the critics disliked it. Several were upset that Jerrold and Doré had concentrated on the poverty that existed in London.