The recently launched Victorian “emotional geography” map might appear a bit random at first, with pins linking to out-of-context quotes from authors as varied as Charles Dickens, William ...

Main map 1: The project’s main map, showing “pins” of novel passages mapped out throughout Victorian London. Map overlay courtesy of the National Library of Scotland.

19th century streets also stand out on a map because they tend to barrel straight through neighbourhoods, with little regard for the historic street plan. Actually, that’s not quite right.

Stuart Martin plays William Wellington (Martin) — aka “The Duke — in the crime drama “Miss Scarlet and the Duke,” which is set in 1882 Victorian London.

Most of us, when we think of Victorian London, think of the work of Charles Dickens. Historian Judith Flanders' uses Dickens' words to paint a vivid portrait of a vibrant but troubled city.