Meaning of penny dreadful | Babel Free
Definitions
- A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
- Pulp fiction: stories written in the lurid style of the penny dreadfuls.
Examples
“They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.