penny dreadfuls

A form of penny dreadful — A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of penny dreadful
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penny dreadfuls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20dreadfuls

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“penny dreadfuls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20dreadfuls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penny dreadfuls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny%20dreadfuls.

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