The Strength of a Samson
A messenger boy obtains a copy of a "penny dreadful," entitled "The Strength of a Samson." He reads that Jack Leffington, a strong man, is in love with Gwendolyn, and that her father makes s... Read allA messenger boy obtains a copy of a "penny dreadful," entitled "The Strength of a Samson." He reads that Jack Leffington, a strong man, is in love with Gwendolyn, and that her father makes strenuous objections. Leffington does various extraordinary feats of strength. Gwendolyn's ... Read allA messenger boy obtains a copy of a "penny dreadful," entitled "The Strength of a Samson." He reads that Jack Leffington, a strong man, is in love with Gwendolyn, and that her father makes strenuous objections. Leffington does various extraordinary feats of strength. Gwendolyn's father refuses his daughter permission to go with Leffington, and they elope. There is a p... Read all