Well KateG I can't quite explain why it is I want to write something that takes place in that era or why it is significant to me but I do want to keep it within that time period, narrowing it down between 1900 and 1910 actually. Maybe it's the idea of starting in a new century that is appealing to me :) or the fact its a period so brief it's often overlooked, a transition stage...I don't really know. It seems to me everyone likes setting a story in the Victorian era so...I guess I want to try something different :)