Mayhew, AUGUSTUS (1826-75), author, wrote in conjunction with his brother Henry ('the Brothers Mayhew') several notable works of humorous fiction, the best of which are named in the article below. In addition to this, the better-known part of his work, he wrote several stories which were popular at the time—Paved with Gold (1857), The Finest Girl in Bloomsbury (1861), Faces for Fortunes (1865), &c.
Mayhew, AUGUSTUS
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 102
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