Wiki says that the population density of the region of South-West England is c 200 per Sq. km. Assuming some of their other numbers are correct, this strikes me as city high. On the tolerable end, but maybe barely so. On the other hand, this is wiki. CIA world factbook says that USA has about five times the UK's population, and about 36 times the land.
Aiken may be better known for Wolves of Willoughby Chase. This is an Alternate History in the 19th century, that I've never had the background to fully follow the political end of. Anyway, tunnel under the channel leads to massive wolf infestation in the UK. It seems to more or less have been the prototype for her 'oppressed orphans, plucky children, soft political thriller, industrial horror' sort of novel.
Aiken may be better known for Wolves of Willoughby Chase. This is an Alternate History in the 19th century, that I've never had the background to fully follow the political end of. Anyway, tunnel under the channel leads to massive wolf infestation in the UK. It seems to more or less have been the prototype for her 'oppressed orphans, plucky children, soft political thriller, industrial horror' sort of novel.