shilling shocker

shilling shocker
noun
1. : a novel of crime or violence especially popular in late Victorian England and costing originally one shilling — compare dime novel, penny dreadful
2. : a usually short novel that is characterized by sensational incidents and lurid writing

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shilling shocker or shilling dreadful noun
A short sensational story or novel, orig one published at a shilling
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Main Entry: ↑shilling

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shilling shocker,
British. a short, sensational novel, originally sold for a shilling: »

She wanted to prove that she could write rather better than the fair young ladies of London society whose shilling shockers littered the shelves of circulating libraries up and down the country (Listener).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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