Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 55 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 55: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose, likely from the middle of a narrative. The text describes a visit to Christ Church where the narrator attended a service with companions, noting Dean Coote's sermon. The passage then catalogs monuments on the south aisle, including a statue of Justice in white marble commemorating Lord Chancellor Bowes, and a bust of Thomas Prior (sculpted by Van Nott in 1756) depicting him between two boys—one weeping, one holding a scroll. The writing appears to be an architectural or travel description rather than sensation fiction content.
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