Penny Dreadfuls, 1866 · page 29 of 276
Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 29: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Page Analysis This is a page of running prose with an illustration at the top. The visible text describes Chapter XIII of *Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night*, focusing on a scene at a coaching inn called "the Crown" on a cold, frosty night. Ostlers and stable-boys await the arrival of the Bath mail coach, growing anxious about its delay. The illustration above depicts what appears to be "The Death of Aaron" (referenced at bottom as page 30), showing multiple figures in period dress gathered in an interior scene. The prose emphasizes period atmosphere and dialogue among working-class characters concerned about the coach's whereabouts.
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