| 单词 | penny horrible |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny horrible penny horrible n. a penny dreadful. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > books sold at specific price sixpenny1840 penny dreadful1861 dime novel1864 shilling dreadful1885 penny horrible1899 sevenpenny1907 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > sensational novel or thriller sensation novel1856 penny dreadful1861 dime novel1864 curdler1872 dreadful1874 blood and thunder1876 penny awful1880 shilling dreadful1885 thrill1886 thriller1889 blood1892 terror novel1896 penny horrible1899 spine-thriller1912 roman noir1926 spine-chiller1940 scorcher1942 spine-tingler1942 spine-freezer1960 1899 F. H. Dood in Daily News 13 June 8/5 ‘Penny horribles’ always have a public, though it is questionable if dime novels are now so prominent as they once were. 1928 W. M. Calder & C. W. H. Sutton tr. Prince Max of Baden Mem. I. ii. i. 179 The Government Commissioner appears to have interpreted his instructions as an order to introduce lynch law..and permission to behave..in a manner suggesting penny horribles from the Wild West. 1999 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 15 Sept. 12 Knowing the stories (which seem to hover near the penny horrible end of the market) might have helped understand the work, but in this case the medium is stronger than the message. < as lemmas |
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