Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 52 of 400
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# Page Description This is a page of running verse narrative from *Albions England*, appearing as page 28 of Book 2. The text, printed in early modern English, recounts in poetry a mythological battle between Hercules and Antaeus. The passage describes how Hercules defeats Antaeus in combat, crushes him to death, and subsequently conquers Libya, installing a king named Afer to rule in the conquered lands. The page contains no illustrations, only dense black-letter typography arranged in poetic couplets and quatrains.
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