''Forlorn Sunset'' is a novel by the British writer

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which was first published in 1947. Like his better known work '' Fanny by Gaslight'' the novel is set in

Victorian London During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the largest city in the world from about 1825, the world's largest port, and the heart of international finance and trade. Railways connecting ...

and explores the underworld of

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that existed in the city.

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