Description In Context
Where Fanny and her husband live.
General Information About the Location
- District of West London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Cosmopolitan and multicultural
- Influx of Caribbean immigrants
- Lots of gentrification occurred
- Resulted in the neighborhood garnering the reputation as being affluent
- Did not become very developed until the early 1800’s
Relevant Quotes
“Fanny had returned from Switzerland a day or two before, and was now in the full tide of bridal complacency. As mistress of a snug and hideous little house at Notting Hill, and wedded wife of a large and affectionate man, she was beginning to feel that she had a place in the world at last.”
“As for the bride, she was subdued and tearful, as an orthodox bride should be; and invited all her sisters in turn to come and stay with her at Notting Hill directly the honeymoon in Switzerland should be over. Edward Marsh suffered the usual insignificance of bridegrooms; but did all that was demanded of him with exactness.”
“Fanny continues to flourish at Notting Hill, the absence of children being the one drop in her cup and that of her husband."