Penny Dreadfuls, 1812 · page 118 of 258
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# Analysis This is a contents or argument page from a Victorian penny dreadful. The text presents a plot summary in outline form, describing a narrative involving a character named Psyche who seeks admission to "the palace of Chastity" through a Knight's intervention. The story follows Psyche's devotion to Chastity, her entrustment to the Knight's protection, and her subsequent voyage through trials including a tempest and arrival at a "Coast of Spleen," where she is sheltered by a character called Patience. The page appears to introduce the work's allegorical themes of virtue and moral trial.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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