![]() Employing her love for the variety of people and districts in London, she consciously chose an urban setting. Waters was working on a PhD dissertation in English literature when she decided to write a story she would like to read. ![]() The novel has pervasive lesbian themes, concentrating on eroticism and self-discovery. The picaresque plot elements have prompted scholars and reviewers to compare it to similar British urban adventure stories written by Charles Dickens and Daniel Defoe. Set in England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her to London, and finds various ways to support herself as she journeys through the city. ![]() Tipping the Velvet (1998) is a historical novel by Sarah Waters it is her debut novel. ![]()
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