The City Gripped by Filth
In the year 1859, London was engulfed by a stench so atrocious that it became known as "The Great Stink". The River Thames, once a source of life and trade, had become a putrid mass overflowing with waste. Citizens were forced to conceal their noses as they traversed the streets. The stench was so omnipresent that it pervaded even the homes of the