Ann Levine answers “Hi. What time period era/decade/year is...”

Chelsey Johnson asked this question about The Lie Tree:

Hi. What time period era/decade/year is this set in?? Thank you.

Ann Levine "Then, when Faith was five years old a book about evolution called On the Origin of Species had entered the world..." Faith is 14 throughout the bulk …more"Then, when Faith was five years old a book about evolution called On the Origin of Species had entered the world..." Faith is 14 throughout the bulk of the novel. On the Origin of Species was published in 1859. 14 - 5 = 9. 1859 + 9 = 1868. Also, the type of crinoline that the book discusses was popular in the late 1860's and 1870's.

Here is what they would be wearing:
https://youtu.be/dXS09skBTqA
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https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/186...(less)

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