Highbury

Highbury
"Highbury" is a story by Helen Angrove in the anthology Tales of the City edited by Philip Purser-Hallard published by Obverse Books.

Synopsis
What is life like for reborn humanity from eras before mass telecommunication and mass transport? How do they cope? One enclave of humanity copes by ignoring anything uptime from their pre-death world, they live lives of high tea, formal balls and living a life little different to that of a Brönte or Austin hero or heroine. However, just because they eshue the wider human ecosystem, it doesn't mean they're invisible to it ...