| 单词 | penny dreadful |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny dreadful penny dreadful n. and adj. now chiefly historical (a) n. a cheaply published crime story written in a sensational or morbidly exciting style; a cheap publication containing such a story; (b) adj. of or relating to penny dreadfuls. 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 1861 N. Amer. Rev. July 29 They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes. 1884 World 20 Aug. 9/2 The wicked noblemen of the transpontine melodrama or of penny dreadfuls. 1906 ‘M. Corelli’ Treasure of Heaven 55 The proper way for him to behave at this juncture..would be that he should take her tenderly in his arms and murmur, after the penny-dreadful style of elderly hero, ‘My darling’. 1963 Times 18 Feb. 5/3 He was perfectly happy with a ‘penny dreadful’, a warm fire, a friendly dog, and a good meal inside him. 2001 Smithsonian May 127/1 He could talk with equal ease about Horace or penny dreadfuls. < as lemmas |
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