London, England in the 19th century, the Victorian era, the collision of light and shadow, the blending of crime and punishment.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of stupidity; it was the age of trust, it was the age of doubt.
It is a season of light, it is a season of darkness; it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair; we have everything before us, we have nothing; we are on the road to heaven, we are on the way to the gates of hell.