Penny Dreadfuls, 1865 · page 8 of 204
Rose Mortimer; Or, The Ballet-Girl's Revenge — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of This Page This is a **contents and illustrations page** from a Victorian penny dreadful. The upper section lists 30 chapters (XLVII through LXXVI, marked "Finis") with their titles and page numbers, spanning pages 118–192. Chapter titles emphasize sensational melodrama: "The Fatal Rock," "A Double Tragedy," "The Assassination," "The Poison and the Dagger," "The Resurrectionist," and "The Death of Rose Mortimer." The lower section lists illustrations by title and page number, depicting scenes of violence and peril ("Abel Booth seizes Rose Mortimer," "Digging the Grave," "The Murder in the Green-room"). The narrative appears to center on a character named Rose Mortimer and involves crime, poison, supernatural elements, and death.
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ee — — ——— - —E———— RN ee - —_— — — - a 1V CONTENTS. | CHAPTER PAGE XLVII.—A Critical Position—The Fatal Rock—A Double Tragedy—The Disputed Prize - - 118 XLVIII.—The Homeless Wanderers—The Earl of Sloeford—The Secret Panel and the White Hands 119 XLIX.—The Assassination—A Terrible Companion—The Tale of Blood—The Death Clutch—A Prisoner - - - - - = 2 = a ~ = 123 L.—Rose Again—An Adventure—A Familiar Foe—A Spectre—Startling Discovery—An Old Friend 125 LI.—The Talking Picture—The Unseen Writer—A Kindly Waser ae ines and Fears—The Old Man’s Goodness - - - - - - - 127 LII.—Rose Meets with an Aavontaee The Circus—The Brutal Acrobat—A Riot - - 131 LIII.—Clara St. John Again—Her Difficulties Subdued—The Bleeding Steward—The Novel Angel of Merey—A Narration of Blood—Family Secrets—The Confession—Clara’s Defiance— Cousin, Beware!” - - - - - - - - - 134 LIV.—Grace Walgrave—A Sad History—A Strange Revelation—Fatal Sequel - - - 135 LV.—Pleasant Anticipations—Waterloo Bridge—The Suicide—Can They Save Her? - - 138 LVI.—Clara’s Searches—A New Discovery—The Death Chamber—The Trail of Blood—The Assassin’s Name, - - - - - - 140 LVITI.—Mermet’s Escape—A Bold Stroke for Say _The Waterman’s Tomb and the Suicide’s Graye - - - - - - - - - - - 142 - LVIII.—Mermet’s Victims—Mermet’s Bannpeaeales Love—A Tale of Treachery and Deceit - 144 LIX.—The Lover’s Visit—The Maiden’s Fear—Open Violence—The Death of the Libertine - - 148 | LX.—Rose and Her Fortunes—Blanche Bowerini—The Lady and Her Black Attendant - 149 LXI.—The Poison and the Dagger—A Lucky Escape—Rose’s_ Forbearance—Lady LBellisle in Difficulties - - - - - - - - - = - 152 LXII.—Rose and Blanche Bowerini on their Travels—The Freaks of the Green-room—Behind the Scenes—Hamlet - - . - - - - 155 LXIII.—All’s Well that Ends Well—Rose’ 3 poeta Bouquets—Death of Ethel the Ballet-Dancer 157 ‘ LXIV.—A Grave Accusation — The Suspected Man— His Strange Disappearance —The Bouquet Preserved - - - - - - ~ - = - - 160 LX V.—The Resurrectionist—The Visit to the Necromancer—Supernatural Agencies - 163 LXVI.—Clara St. John -Still at Work—Revelations—The Wife Auction—The Theatre—Death of Rose Mortimer - - - - - - - - - - 166 LXVII.—A Tearful Crime—The Magician Plots Aeaincithe Carpet Bag—Soho 8 - ~ - 168 LXVIII.—Waterloo Bridge—Danger—Mermet’s Decision—The Death Compact - - - - 172 LXIX.—Mermet’s Plot Works Bravely—The Resurrectionists Again—Iace to Face with the Dead 174 LXX.—Exciting News—A Mob—Lynch Law—All Lost - - - - - - 176 LXXI.—The Astrologer’s Laboratory—Midnight Deeds—“ Mine from the Grave !’—Man or Devil? - 180 LXXII.—A Gallant Priest—Theatrical Dressing-room—The Green-room—A Scene ina Church - 183 LX XIII.—Rose and Her Lover—A Proposal—Slight—The Letter—The Insult - - - - 186 LXXIV.—Mermet — Lotty Accuses the Arab — The Skeleton’s Feast — The Laboratory — Fearful Dénouement - - - - - - - - 189 LXXV. The Hind of Lady BE Niele AaB aan the Death- Bede Rene Apaina be Bepuaning of the - n - - 1 ILLUSTRATIONS. | LXXVI.—Finis - - - = ~ - = - - - - 192 PAGE | PAGE Abel Booth seizes Rose Mortimer - - - 1 The Abduction het Eee 5 = BA i: Rose carried off by Count Lerno - - 9 Digging ths Grave - - = : 3 105 Rose’s Appeal to Count Lerno - - = ld, Clara and the Ruffians - - = = Fis She Hag and Her Victim - - - - 25 An Extraordinary Scene at a Circus - r 191 “TWelp! Help!” shrieked the Terrified Ballet- The Lost One - - = - z - 499 eas : . i . £ . aber oY The Libertine’s Death = = - by 37 The Murder in the Green-room - - - 41 The Murder by Poison - = a m Sas The Fatal Duel in the Wood - - - - A9 A Real Tragedy nO > = - = 153 The Murderous Athack P - ™ 2 57 The Sweep and His Victims - = 2 E Wet Pio ruest. ae a ° = me. 6D Selling a Wife - ~ 4 x 2 fi 169 Bound Dead 4 = A a - J 73 The Bodysnatchers 2 z > * - 197 The Midnight Excursion - - - em aL The Murder of the Pet Parson - s * 185 haar wire : ee Pn eee 89 Rose Astonishes the Drapers ° - E a = 193 nnn CS COMIC bOO