Penny Dreadfuls, 1916 · page 14 of 400
Tom Anderson, Dare-Devil: A Young Virginian in the Revolution — page 14: what you’re looking at
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# Contents Page from a Victorian Penny Dreadful This is a **contents page** listing the chapters or installments of a serialized narrative. The page displays chapter numbers (XXV through XLII) paired with dramatic titles—"The Duel," "A Princess and a Cannibal," "An Indian Secret," "Sentenced"—alongside their corresponding page numbers (224–410). The titles suggest sensational melodrama typical of penny dreadfuls, featuring themes of violence, exotic locations, and moral transgression. The postscriptum at page 410 indicates this represents the conclusion of the work.
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Vill AXV. AXVI. AXVII. AXVITI. XXIX., AXX. AXXI, XXXII. AXXITI. AXXIV. AXXYV. AXXVI, XAXXVII. XXXVITI. AXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. CONTENTS 224 237 257 273 280 294 393 311 318 326 aan “PINK” . ; ; : THE DUEL . ‘‘A MULATTO FROM THE REBEL PLANTATIONS”. A WILD CHALLENGE . : THE MARQUIS OF CARABAS _., : “COLIBRI’. ! : : ; f DICK KNATCHBULL S NEIGHBOR ; A PRINCESS AND A CANNIBAL... DE LA JONQUIERE . ! AN INDIAN SECRET. SENTENCED . THE BULL BEFORE THE GUN “IN HIGH CABAL” . tt ‘““WHO WAS IT?” , DARE 3h ; THE BLACK THISTLE BLOWS AWAY “POWDER!” ; : THE CASTAWAY . K : ; POSTSCRIPTUM ° . . (C(O) im 0) \0) 347 352 360 369 377 389 400 410 cS (E() m