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     • penny dreadful, an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was especially popular in mid-to-late Victorian England. Penny dreadfuls were often issued in eight-page installments. The appellation, like dime novel and shilling shocker, usually connotes rather careless and second-rate writing as well as gory themes.
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   What is a penny dreadful?

   • Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny.

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   What is a penny dreadful book?

   • While the term "penny dreadful" was originally used in reference to a specific type of literature circulating in mid- Victorian Britain, it came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction, such as story papers and booklet "libraries".

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   When did penny dreadfuls become popular?

   • By the 1850s, there were up to a hundred publishers of penny-fiction, and in the 1860s and 1870s more than a million boys' periodicals were sold per week. The Guardian described penny dreadfuls as "Britain's first taste of mass-produced popular culture for the young", and "the Victorian equivalent of video games".

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   When was penny dreadfuls first published?

   • First published in the 1830s, penny dreadfuls featured characters such as Sweeney Todd, Dick Turpin, Varney the Vampire, and Spring-heeled Jack. The BBC called penny dreadfuls "a 19th-century British publishing phenomenon".

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   Who wrote the Penny Dreadful?

   • Among the notably prolific writers of the penny dreadful were also James Malcolm Rymer (pseudonym Malcolm J. Errym) and Thomas Peckett Prest. Penny dreadfuls slowly fell out of favor starting in the 1890s with the rise of other forms of literature. Leading the challenge were popular periodicals published by Alfred Harmsworth.

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   What was a penny dreadful in the 19th century?

   • In the 19th century, penny dreadfuls were popular literature that catered to a working-class audience. These cheaply produced publications featured sensational and thrilling stories, often centered around crime, adventure, and the supernatural. Some of the most popular themes and characters depicted in penny dreadfuls include: 1.

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   Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, [1] and penny blood. [2] The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny. [3]

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   The Guardian described penny dreadfuls as “Britain’s first taste of mass-produced popular culture for the young.”. In what follows, our aim is provide you with an in-depth guide on the history, subject matter, and legacy of penny dreadfuls.

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   Penny dreadful, an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was especially popular in mid-to-late Victorian England. Penny dreadfuls were often issued in eight-page installments. The appellation, like dime novel and shilling shocker, usually connotes rather careless and second-rate.

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   May 2, 2016 · Penny dreadful is the term that’s stuck, describing a 19th-Century British publishing phenomenon whose very disposability (the booklets’ bargain cover price meant they were printed on...

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Penny dreadfuls (sometimes referred to as “penny bloods”) were cheap serializations that were printed in weekly penny numbers and targeted primarily at working-class readers from the 1840s to the 1860s.

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   Jul 15, 2020 · Throughout its entirety, Penny Dreadful introduced and adapted some of the genre’s most iconic stories and characters to craft a universe where all of these horrors exist at once. Here is every literary and movie reference in the series explained.

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    The original penny dreadfuls were a type of cheaply printed and widely popular literature that emerged in the 19th century. They were called “penny dreadfuls” due to their low cost, priced at one penny, making them accessible to a working-class audience.