Penny Dreadfuls, 1867 · page 45 of 300
Roving Jack, The Pirate Hunter — page 45: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Page Analysis This page combines an illustration with running prose text. The engraved image depicts "The Fight Between Dick Turpin and Roving Jack" (labeled as No. 9), showing mounted figures in confrontation on horseback. Below the illustration, the text presents dialogue between the characters Dick Turpin and Tom King, who argue fiercely over leadership of their troop. Turpin threatens violence, Tom King responds defiantly, and after a tense exchange, Tom departs for Smithfield while Turpin remains, clutching his pistols. The page is part of a serialized narrative featuring these criminal protagonists.
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