victorian era · 1845 london · industrial revolution · class divide · strict etiquette · gothic atmosphere · poverty · smoky setting · personification
Fog clings to the cobblestones of 1845 London as you wakes in a narrow iron bed. The scent of soot fills the dim room; carriage wheels clatter outside. The novel is gone, replaced by the harsh reality of poverty. you rises, a struggling busker now, and steps into the smoky, industrial world they once only read about.