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
Zairadzah-EE-rahItalian
GaiaGAY-ə (English), GIE-ə (English), GAH-yah (Italian)Greek Mythology, Italian
Cumhur-Turkish
Bassam-Arabic
AdrianAY-dree-ən (English), AHD-ryahn (Polish), AH-dree-ahn (German), ah-dree-AHN (Russian)English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
Brock[brɔk]