Penny Dreadfuls, 1867 · page 21 of 300
Roving Jack, The Pirate Hunter — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an illustrated page from a penny dreadful serial. It features a dramatic engraving showing "Roving Jack Rescued from the Death Hole" (referencing page 21), depicting skeletal figures, a woman in distress, and various characters in a cavern setting. Below the illustration runs dialogue between Jonathan Wild and a pirate skipper named Wolfgang, discussing papers and Wild's dominion over England, interrupted by a red-capped ruffian rushing in asking about someone named Mynheer or Wolfgang and "the teufel" (devil). The serial is numbered "No. 3."
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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