penny dreadful



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?
See also: penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DetlefDET-lef (Low German)Low German, German
NeptuneNEP-toon (English), NEP-tyoon (English), NEP-choon (English)Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Serrenasə-REEN-əEnglish (Rare)
Feofilakt-Russian
Karolinakah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon