Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and M Hyde
In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square
of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part
decayed from their high estate and let in flats and
chambers to all sorts and conditions of men; map-
engravers, architects, shady lawyers and the agents of
obscure enterprises. One house, however, second from
the corner, was still occupied entire...
The homes have deteriorated from their original
grandness.
O The street is busy with the activity of local traders.
O The homes have been transformed into places of
business.
The street is renowned for its wealthy occupants.