 His third wife gave him a copy of "London Labour and the London Poor" by Henry Mayhew, a contemporary of Charles Dickens, which recorded the activities of the street sellers of the Victorian period.Ades modelled himself on sellers that Mayhew called "the patterers," most of whom liked to ape the dress and mannerisms of gentlemen.After the break-up of his third marriage and a period of residence in Ireland, Ades followed his daughter to New York City, taking up residence in Manhattan.