| 单词 | shilling dreadful |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshilling dreadful shilling dreadful n. (or shilling shocker) a short sensational novel, published at a shilling. 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 1885 Athenæum 14 Nov. 638/1 Mr. R. L. Stevenson is writing another ‘shilling dreadful’. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 July 6/2 Given plenty of sensational incident and a certain coherency of plot, and you have all that is necessary to make a ‘shilling shocker’. 1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back I. v. 117 No shilling shockers..to amuse us..during our uncomfortable journey. < as lemmas |
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