Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 355 of 400
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This is a page of running prose text, printed in an early modern typeface. The page appears to be from a classical or historical narrative rather than a Victorian penny dreadful—the header reads "of ALBIONS ENGLAND" (page 333), and the text concerns Dido's emotional conflict over her attraction to Aeneas the Trojan, whom she addresses to her sister Anna. Dido describes how Aeneas has disrupted her vow of continued widowhood and seeks her sister's counsel on whether to pursue a second marriage. The passage is written in ornate, archaic English typical of Renaissance-era literature, not Victorian sensation fiction.
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