Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826 – 25 December 1875) was an

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journalist and author, born in

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. 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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''New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayhew, Augustus Writers from London English male journalists English magazine editors English humorists 1826 births 1875 deaths 19th-century British journalists 19th-century English male writers Mayhew family