Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 41 of 120
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose from what appears to be a travel narrative or travelogue, not a penny dreadful. The text describes a journey in Ireland, recounting a meal at a tavern and a subsequent excursion by chariot on the twenty-fifth (of an unspecified month) toward Lipzlip, a town west of Dublin. The narrator notes landmarks passed en route—the Bishop of Derry's residence, the King's lodge, Phoenix Park, and villas belonging to Dublin merchants—and mentions passing Strawberry gardens, which extended four miles along a riverbank. The page number suggests this is part of a longer serialized work titled "A Month's Tour."
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