Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 10 of 400
Penny Dreadful Cover — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Assessment This appears to be a **back cover or endpaper** of a Victorian penny dreadful, rather than a page of running narrative or illustration. The page is largely blank or heavily degraded, with only two clearly legible handwritten notations in blue ink: - A reference number: "153,898" - A date: "May 1878" These markings suggest cataloging or archival information added after publication, possibly indicating when this copy entered a library or collection. The heavily aged, stained, and worn condition of the paper is typical of penny dreadfuls, which were cheaply produced and handled by many readers. No title, plot content, or advertisements are distinctly visible on this particular page.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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