Penny Dreadfuls, 1916 · page 186 of 400
Tom Anderson, Dare-Devil: A Young Virginian in the Revolution — page 186: what you’re looking at
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This is a page of running prose from a Victorian penny dreadful titled "Tom Anderson, Dare-Devil" (page 168). The text describes a violent scene in which a dying plough-boy identifies someone called "the Butcher" as the character Tarleton. Tom Anderson, who has long desired to see Tarleton, looks toward him but is struck by a saber-stroke before he can fully observe him. The passage is action-driven melodrama typical of the genre, emphasizing violence, suspense, and emotional intensity.
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168 Tom ANDERSON, DaARE-DEVIL ) stump of an arm stuck out — and a dying plough-boy screamed : — “The Butcher! The Butcher! Yon ’s him!” The desire to see Tarleton had burned like a coal in Tom for long. He looked— It was then the saber-stroke reached him. EGomilecbooks.com