Does Tellsons, the fictitious bank that provided the backdrop to some of the events in Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” provide a compelling analogue for a contemporary investment management boutique?

Joe Bunting, Christoph Wiederbach and John Bishop, the three co-founders of Chelsea-based Tellsons Investors, clearly think so.

Not only have they named their partnership after Dickens’ eponymous bank. Tellsons Bank also provides its inspiration.

“This continuity of banking, protection, purpose and place inspired us in the foundation of the firm, a proud, legacy,” they tell us on the Tellsons w...