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Penny Dreadfuls, 1812 · page 69 of 258

Psyche, and other poems — page 69: what you’re looking at

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Psyche, and other poems — page 69: Penny Dreadfuls, 1812

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This is a section title page from a Victorian penny dreadful. The page displays "CANTO III." in bold black typeface centered on a worn, aged paper background with visible stains and foxing. The OCR text above the title is largely illegible or corrupted, suggesting degradation of the original print. Below "CANTO III." appears a single letter "F," possibly indicating a printer's mark or section designation. The page serves as a division marker separating narrative sections rather than containing running prose or illustration. The worn appearance is typical of surviving penny dreadful copies, which were cheaply printed and heavily read.

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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

TW a - é , SA ae ve A ay oe, “ » 6 — & tao alefy ny " : : tie j a hey wees th