George W M Reynolds — The Rye House Plot

London, John Dicks, 1857. First edition. Cloth. A scarce penny dreadful by an important author in this field of literature, George William MacArthur. Based on the infamous Rye House Plot in 1683 to assassinate Charles II due to his Catholic sympathies. Written by the noted Victorian author George William MacArthur Reynolds. Reynolds worked hard to expose Victorian poverty and criminality in his writings, some of which predate Mayhew's popular accounts. Not all of his works appeared as Penny Dreadfuls, he is known as an author of this genre due to the serialisation of the majority of his novels.Former owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, Mr J Maldren Fleet. Illustrated, with many full page illustrations throughout. Penny Dreadfuls were a popular serialized form of literature produced during the nineteenth century. The works were typically published weekly in parts of 8 to sixteen pages at the cost of a penny. The genre was sensationalised crime fiction, or supernatural fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Patches of rubbing to the joints and extremities. Small loss to the front joint and to the head and tail of spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Mr J Maldren Fleet. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spotting to pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .