The following description appears in a novel:

"Gas lamps flickered along the cobbled streets as horse‑drawn carriages rattled past. Women in high‑necked gowns and men in waistcoats hurried to the railway station, clutching leather satchels. The chatter spoke of steam engines and the recent Reform Act, while the scent of coal smoke lingered in the air."
Based on these details, determine the historical period and the social class of the main character who is described as "a young clerk with ink‑stained fingers, eager to rise through the civil service".

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The following description appears in a novel:

"Gas lamps flickered along the cobbled streets as horse‑drawn carriages rattled past. Women in high‑necked gowns and men in waistcoats hurried to the railway station, clutching leather satchels. The chatter spoke of steam engines and the recent Reform Act, while the scent of coal smoke lingered in the air."
Based on these details, determine the historical period and the social class of the main character who is described as "a young clerk with ink‑stained fingers, eager to rise through the civil service".

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Early Victorian England (c. 1830s‑1850s); middle‑class.

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