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A complete issue · 20 pages · 1895

The Halfpenny Surprise, Vol. I, No. 20

1895 · Free to read

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About this issue

This issue features two serials: "The River of Death; Or, The Queen of the Forest," which appears as the primary story, and "The Halfpenny Surprise," presented in installments. "The Four Conspirators" is advertised as Part 4 of "The Halfpenny Surprise" series. The OCR is heavily degraded, obscuring plot details and character names. What can be determined is that the publication follows the penny dreadful format of serialized adventure narratives, with multiple installments across issues. Beyond the titles and section headers, specific narrative content, authorship attribution, and plot developments remain illegible in this reproduction.

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