The story begins in a cemetery in early Victorian England, in what looks like a Charles Dickens universe. The London streets are narrow, filled with galloping and careless horse carriages during the day, and hungry dirty scoundrels at night. Top hats vs bowler hats, olive bread vs Welsh rarebit. The hues are green and maroon. An educated and energetic young lady arrives as a governess in a wealthy family to look after Evan, who seems restless and unwilling to learn. To his defense, the parents...
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