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(Q3374808)

English

penny dreadful

story published in weekly parts, each costing one penny

  • penny horrible
  • penny awful
  • penny blood
  • penny number
  • dreadful
  • schilling dreadful
  • shilling dreadful
  • shilling shocker
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subclass of
periodical
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paraliterature
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story paper
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serialized fiction
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Identifiers

Freebase ID
/m/03q7xm
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RBMS Controlled Vocabulary ID
cv01243
subject named as
Penny dreadfuls
alternative name
Dreadfuls
Schilling dreadfuls
Shilling dreadfuls
Shilling shockers
scope note
Use for melodramatic fiction featuring romance and adventure published as cheap paperbacks in Great Britain from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. For the American equivalent, use Dime novels. (English)
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