Penny Dreadfuls, 1866 · page 221 of 276
Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 221: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Page Analysis This is an interior page from a penny dreadful serial featuring both an engraved illustration and prose text. The illustration, captioned "A Murder Contemplated," depicts a woman in period dress at a doorway, apparently preparing for some sinister act. The text begins Chapter CIII, in which Darby relates to Harry Percy how he discovered a plot to abduct Lizzie Ashton. Harry, pensive and sad, asks Darby to keep a great secret, mentioning he is surrounded by enemies and spies. The page is marked "No. 28," indicating it is part of an ongoing serialized story. The narrative concerns the romantic and melodramatic entanglements of young lovers attempting to evade observation.
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