Daughter of Gaslight
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Jane, a young 17 year old orphan girl in 1888 London has always lived on the streets, yet refuses to be a prostitute like other girls her age. She despises the women who seem to take pride in selling their bodies. She'd like nothing more than to rid the streets of London of their filth. Her desire is answered when a mysterious man calling himself The Ripper takes in young Jane and teaches her the ways of murder and human anatomy.
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