Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 90 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 90: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is running prose from page 90 of "A Month's Tour," describing the interior of a house. The text details the building's simple exterior but elegant interior furnishings, listing notable paintings including religious scenes (Mary Magdalen washing Christ's feet, the Ascension) and classical subjects (Apotheosis of Hercules, the Grecian Daughter). It then describes views from a bow-window overlooking a bay and distant rising hills. The page appears to be part of a travel narrative or descriptive tour rather than sensational fiction.
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