Penny Dreadful (Noun)
Meaning
A melodramatic paperback novel.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The old trunk in the attic was filled with dusty relics of her grandmother's love for penny dreadfuls from the 19th century.
- He picked up a worn copy of a penny dreadful at the flea market, its lurid cover art captivating his imagination.
- The bestselling author of today's thriller novels grew up reading penny dreadfuls, which inspired her to write sensational fiction.
- In the late evening, she would curl up with a cup of tea and get lost in the dramatic plot twists of her favorite penny dreadful.
- Her great aunt was notorious for devouring penny dreadfuls in secret, hiding them under her bed for fear of being judged by her strict parents.