James
Greenwood,
the son of a coach-builder, was born in London
in the 1840s. As a young man he obtained employment on the Pall
Mall Gazette. Sympathetic to the plight of the working-class,
Greenwood wrote several articles highlighting the problems of poor
housing and public heath.
Greenwood moved to the Daily Telegraph
where he continued to write articles on social issues. Although primarily
a journalist, Greenwood also published novels and short-stories. James
Greenwood died in 1929.
Gustave
Dore, London (1872)
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