Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 113 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 113: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is a page of running prose (page 113) from what appears to be a travel narrative titled "A MONTH'S TOUR." The text describes the author and companions leaving an inn where they enjoyed harp music and hospitable service, then hiring a carriage to travel to "Paris mountain" on an island. The author reflects that the landscape feels enchanted and claims it represents the "Mona of the ancients," citing an author of *Mona antique* as evidence. The prose is written in eighteenth-century style with period spelling and typography.
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