The City Gripped by Filth
In the year 1860, London was engulfed by a stench so atrocious that it became known as "The Great Stink". The River Thames, once a symbol of life and trade, had become a sewer overflowing with garbage. Londoners were driven to conceal their noses as they traversed the streets. The stench was so omnipresent that it pervaded even the homes of the go