penny dreadful

English

Black Bess; or, The Knight of the Road: A romanticized tale of Dick Turpin.

From their low price and the lower-class British use of dreadful (“sensationalized crime reporting”).

penny dreadful (plural penny dreadfuls)

(originally derogatory, now usually historical) A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
- 1861 July 29, North American Review:
  They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes.
(originally derogatory, now usually historical) Pulp fiction: stories written in the lurid style of the penny dreadfuls.

Also used attributively as an adjective.

单词	penny dreadful
释义	penny dreadful English Black Bess; or, The Knight of the Road: A romanticized tale of Dick Turpin. Etymology From their low price and the lower-class British use of dreadful (“sensationalized crime reporting”). Noun penny dreadful (plural penny dreadfuls) (originally derogatory, now usually historical) A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era. 1861 July 29, North American Review: They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes. (originally derogatory, now usually historical) Pulp fiction: stories written in the lurid style of the penny dreadfuls. Usage notes Also used attributively as an adjective. Derived terms penny-dreadfulish See also dime novel gazette pulp fiction References Oxford English Dictionary, "penny, n.", 2005.
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