Synonyms for penny dreadful
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes.
A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes.