It is the late 19th century in Scandinavia. A new age is dawning: the age of industry. Everywhere, factories are popping up, employing people who used to be farmers by the thousands. People are moving into the cities in massive  numbers. New inventions like bicycles, machine guns, railroads, and steam powered ships have seen the light of day, giving people access to a lifestyle their grandparents could never have dreamed of. 

But in the shadows of the alleys hidden behind the factories, in...