Penny Dreadfuls, 1866 · page 253 of 400
Black Bess; or, the Knight of the Road — page 253: what you’re looking at
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# Victorian Penny Dreadful Page Analysis This is a page of running prose from a penny dreadful serial titled "The Knight of the Road," featuring an illustration at the top. The visible text depicts a dramatic scene in which Dick Turpin attempts to escape his pursuers by hiding in a closet within an old inn. An officer discovers the hiding place and begins breaking through the wooden walls with his pistol butt. The passage emphasizes the tension of the moment—Dick's narrow escape attempt and the officers' determined efforts to capture him—typical of the sensational crime narratives that characterized Victorian penny dreadfuls.
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