{"product_id":"2940148121299","title":"Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 7, 1895 (Illustrated)","description":"[\"Is the 'Penny Dreadful' and its influence so very dreadful, I wonder?\"—James Payn.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlas! for the poor \"Penny Dreadful\"!\u003cbr\u003eThey say if a boy gets his head-full\u003cbr\u003eOf terrors and crimes,\u003cbr\u003eHe turns pirate—sometimes;\u003cbr\u003eOr of horrors, at least, goes to bed full.\u003cbr\u003eNow is this according to Cocker?\u003cbr\u003eOf Beaks one would not be a mocker,\u003cbr\u003eBut do many lads\u003cbr\u003eTurn thieves or foot-pads,\u003cbr\u003eThrough reading the cheap weekly Shocker?\u003cbr\u003eSuch literature is not healthy;\u003cbr\u003eBut does it make urchins turn stealthy\u003cbr\u003eDepleters of tills,\u003cbr\u003eDestroyers of wills,\u003cbr\u003eOr robbers of relatives wealthy?\u003cbr\u003eI have gloated o'er many a duel,\u003cbr\u003eI've heard of Don Pedro the Cruel:\u003cbr\u003eHeart pulsing at high rate,\u003cbr\u003eI've read how my Pirate\u003cbr\u003eGave innocent parties their gruel.\u003cbr\u003eYet I have ne'er felt a yearning\u003cbr\u003eFor stabbing, or robbing, or burning.\u003cbr\u003eNo highwayman clever\u003cbr\u003eAnd handsome, has ever\u003cbr\u003eInduced me to take the wrong turning!\u003cbr\u003eA lad who's a natural \"villing,\"\u003cbr\u003eWhen reading of robbing and killing\u003cbr\u003eMay feel wish to do so;\u003cbr\u003eBut Sheppard—like Crusoe—\u003cbr\u003eTo your average boy's only \"thrilling.\"\u003cbr\u003eAh! thousands on Shockers have fed full,\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet not of crimes got a head-full.\u003cbr\u003eLet us put down the vile,\u003cbr\u003eYet endeavour the while,\u003cbr\u003eTo be just to the poor \"Penny Dreadful\"!\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181601177840,"sku":"2940148121299","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148121299_p0.jpg?v=1763697546","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148121299","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}