(US, dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.
(US, dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.
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(British, historical) A cheap paperback book produced for the mass market in 19th-century Britain, often consolidating twelve to fifteen episodes of a serial novel whose chapters had previously been published separately as penny dreadful pamphlets, and typically focused on crime and violence.