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Literature > Novels > Penny dreadfuls

Preferred term

Penny dreadfuls  

Definition

  • Stories of crime or adventure written in a sensational or morbidly exciting style; sometimes serialized

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dime novels, English
  • Dreadfuls
  • NOVELS, DIME, ENGLISH
  • SHILLING DREADFULS
  • Shilling shockers
  • Shockers, penny dreadfuls

Notation

  • 113902

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QSCQTDQN-D

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