Penny Dreadfuls, 1916 · page 11 of 400
Tom Anderson, Dare-Devil: A Young Virginian in the Revolution — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a text page from a Victorian penny dreadful containing an italicized poetic passage. The verse describes a figure—whether seated or riding, frowning or smiling, feasting or fighting—who hears the sound of an unnamed sea on an undiscovered island. The passage suggests a narrative moment emphasizing the character's constancy or presence across different circumstances, with mysterious or exotic setting imagery. The page appears to be prose or narrative interrupted by quoted verse, typical of sensational fiction's theatrical style.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“But whether 1n seat or saddle, Whether with frown or smile — Whether at feast or fight, was he, He heard the noise of a nameless sea On an undiscovered tsle.”’ (C(O) XS) (C(O) m