Penny Dreadfuls, 1867 · page 77 of 300
Roving Jack, The Pirate Hunter — page 77: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is an **illustrated page from a serialized Victorian penny dreadful** titled "Roving Jack, the Pirate Hunter." The page features a large wood-engraved illustration showing a scene aboard a ship (the "Avenger") where a character named Simon Smut has been discovered. The accompanying text describes a prisoner who has been drugged to prevent him from joining "Roving Jack," then discovers a rusty nail with which he escapes his locked chamber by forcing the bolt. The narrative emphasizes suspenseful melodrama typical of the genre. An advertisement at the bottom promotes another serial, "The Boy Soldier, or, Garibaldi's Young Captain."
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ROVING JACK, THE PIRATE HUNTER. GEG \ | ] } Wy legis serttl xi" f MH 7 a \ i Mi Se Chil ued Yh Z ale A PTS Fi - My, Mita ZAZLLZ Z "W Z CA SIMON SMUT DISCOVERED ON BOARD THE “AVENGER.” He wandered to the window. “Aye, it comes back to me now; they have drugged me, and brought’me hither to prevent me from joining Roving Jack,” He folded his arms, paced through the chamber, and gnashed his teeth with rage. “Perhaps it is not yet too late!” he cried, sud- ° denly, a bright beam of hope flashing in his dark eyes ; “at all events I will get out of this place.” i jHe smiled contemptuously as he shook the door. 0 ee apy prisoner, however, the barrier 0. 13, Do you take in the “ BOY SOLDIER, or, GARIBALDI'S YOUNG CAPTAIN? "+3 79/PBPPE would have proved a rather formidable one,'for it was of uncommon strength ‘and thickness, and secured by a heavy lock. Jack Sheppard casts his glance around, and presently discovered a rusty nail lying upon the floor. Forcing this between the lock and the wood- work, he pushed back the bolt and forced open the door. He crept out upon the little landing-place, and leaning over the balusters listened to the mingled IT AT ONCE—All ck Aumbers reprinted, ——EEE eS ae