Penny Dreadfuls, 1866 · page 276 of 276
Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 276: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Advertisement Page This is an advertisement and promotional page for a serialized penny dreadful. The text announces "Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night," a weekly serial priced at one penny per installment at all booksellers. It promises purchasers a "grand gift" of splendid engravings, with the first—described as the largest and most beautiful picture ever presented, costing hundreds of pounds to produce—given free with numbers 1 and 2. Number 3 will include a free illustrated story titled "The Ghost's House in the Lonely Road." The page urges readers to order at once from their booksellers.
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CA EE Ce, GAL Sieco, WEA SSE eee DARK DEEDS OF NIGHT. The Purchasers of this astonishing Story, written by one of the most deeply interesting Authors of the day, will be entitled to the GRAND GIFT of A SERIES OF SPLENDID ENGRAVINGS. The first’ of the series is GIVEN AWAY (Gratis) with Nos. 1 and 2, and is the largest and most beautitul Picture ever Presented in any part of the World, the production of which has cost Hundreds of Pounds. REMEMBER “IVAN THE TERRIBLE,’ IN WHEKLY NUMBERS, PRICE ONE PENNY, AT ALL BOOKSELLERS: With No. 3 of this Work will be Vublished and GIVEN AWAY (Gratis) an Illustrated story, entitled THE GCHOST’S HOUSE IN THE LONELY eid ORDER ALT ONCE OF YOUR BOOKSELLERS ILVAN THE TERRIBGE. | yA