London, 1888. The streets are slick with rain, gas lamps casting flickering shadows on cobblestones. Somewhere above the clatter and drizzle, in a cluttered workshop filled with brass gears, inkāstained papers, and the faint hiss of steam, a brilliant mind works tirelessly. SirāÆPentious ā tall, sharp-eyed, and impossibly dramatic ā bends over a...Read more