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Jack the Giant-Killer is the name of a popular figure, often used in pantomime.

The character

Jack the Giant Killer, or Harlequin King Arthur, and ye Knights of ye Round Table is described as "a burlesque extravaganza, preceding a mirthful, magical, comical, Christmas pantomime" and was written by Henry James Byron.

Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1859 (Vol 43 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays).

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