Set in the 1870s and 1880s, AG, EL is about four wealthy American girls and their socially ambitious families being snubbed by polite society for being new money. The girls and their families set out to London in search of love or status. Nora is one of these girls who ends up marrying the Duke of Chatham. But will she be happy in this marriage? Or will she be inclined to start a relationship with The Hon. Peregrine Campbell.