penny dreadful

A cheap paperback novel, typically characterized by melodrama, violence, and adventure. Primarily heard in UK. Why waste your time reading penny dreadfuls when you could be reading fine literature?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adalet	-	Turkish
Wyatt	WIE-ət	English
Eua	-	Biblical Greek
Sibyl	SIB-əl	English
AsbjØRn	-	Norwegian, Danish
Elah	-	Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew