The year is 1879. When thirteen-year-old Ruth Merritt Holbrook emerges from her family's burning estate, bloody and charred, but entirely numb--She makes headlines. Reporters believe she is deranged. They accuse her of having set the fire. All the h...
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I should begin by saying that the men and women written in these pages do not exist anymore. Those of us who remain have taken on pseudonyms. It would be a waste of any gentleman's time to try to track us down. With that in mind:
I have gathered, to the best of my ability, a collection of notes, newspapers, and correspondences between myself and a few other individuals. In these papers, you will find the truth of what took place in London this past summer—June through August of 1882. I do not know that you will believe this tale wholeheartedly, for it is peculiar (as is it's compiler), but I do hope that you might be willing to read and take from these papers what you will. I can assure you, what is written in this document has come to pass just as it is recorded here. I in no way mean for this to be a record or a testament to clear my name, nor do I suggest it be used to accuse me of any manner of other wrongdoing. I hope only to clear my own conscious and the consciouses of the others who have consented to have their writings gathered here for your viewing.
Thank you.
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