The Black-Sealed Letter

"The Black-Sealed Letter: Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney" by Andrew Learmont Spedon is a book that was almost lost to history before literary preservation efforts brought it back from the brink of obscurity. Largely taking place in London, this book gives insight into British society through the adventures undertaken by its characters. Though the work itself is fiction, a very real lens can be looked through to see what society was like at the time of its writing.