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Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 53: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Page Analysis This page from "Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night" combines an engraved illustration with running prose text from Chapter XXIV (continued). The illustration depicts "The Murder of the Guardian of the Red Room," showing multiple figures in period dress engaged in a violent scene—one man appears to be striking another with an axe while confederates restrain a bound victim. The accompanying text describes villains named Dreadnought and Bartholomew forcing brandy down a courtier's throat to render him insensible, with dialogue revealing their intent to silence him before proceeding with their criminal plot. A notice at the bottom promises another free engraving in the next installment.
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