Penny Dreadfuls, 1865 · page 1 of 204
Rose Mortimer; Or, The Ballet-Girl's Revenge — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is the title page of a Victorian penny dreadful. The ornate header reads "ROSE MORTIMER" and appears to feature a central illustration of a woman's face surrounded by decorative flourishes and small figures. The visible text indicates this is "No. 1, PRICE ONE PENNY—TO BE CONTINUED WEEKLY," published by the London Romance Company through News-Agents' Publishing Company Limited at 147 Fleet Street. The page establishes this as the first installment of a serialized weekly publication typical of Victorian sensational fiction.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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