Osborn Street, once known as "Dirty Lane", used to be part of Brick Lane. It begins at Whitechapel Road, and ends at a crossroads section that includes streets such as Wentworth, Old Montague, and Brick Lane itself.

The Barton Cottage is where the Dashwood girls, Mrs.Dashwood, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, were invited to live after they were dismissed from their previous home.  The cottage is located in Mr. Middleton's property.  The Barton Cottage was described to be small, compact and pratical. The building was described as regualr, the roof was tiled, the window shutters were not painted and the walls did not have honeysuckle. The cottage contained two sitting rooms which were about 16 feet squared.

The family of Dashwoods were established in the land of Sussex for a fair amount of time.  The estate was large and had a respectable mannor at the center of the property. The history of possesion in the book Sense and Sensibility begins with a single bachelor who invites his nephew, Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor, to live with him. Mr. Henry Dashwood was in two marriages which produced a total of 4 children. In the first marriage was a male and the second 3 girls. Legally, John Dashwood, the son was entitled to all of the inheritance of Norland Park. Mr.

Quoted Mentions of Italy from Romance of a Shop:

1. “My dear Gerty,- This is to tell you that I am not coming home to-night- am not coming home again at all, in fact. I am going to marry Mr. Darrell, who will take me to Italy, where the weather is decent, and where I shall get well. For you know, I am horribly seedy, Gerty, and very dull” (Ch XVIII). 

Paris is the capital and most popular city in France. It is the global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. In the late 19th century, Paris experienced political instability and division of the intellectual community, whereas the art scene thrived. Amy Levy mentions Paris, France in her novel Romance of a Shop (1888) when Mr. Darrell points out that he will be going off to Paris for business.

The Royal Institution, located in the City of Westminster, is a center for scientific research and education. It recieved its royal charter from King George III in 1800. That same year the first lecture was given by Dr. Thomas Garnett. It was founded by leading scientists of the day including Henry Cavendish to share scientific knowledge and  encourage scientific discovery. The Institution was initially funded by the Society for Bettering the Conditions and Improving the Comforts of the Poor.

India is an Asian subcontinent that was under British colonial rule from 1858 to 1947. At the beginning of Romance of a Shop, when Mr. Lorimer has just died, two of the Lorimer sisters have the opportunity to go to India since they do not currently have the funds to continue living on their own. During the late 19th century, it became increasingly popular for British women to go to India and marry British officials, as amiable contact between British and Indian people became rarer over time.