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Penny dreadful

Index Penny dreadful

Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 72 relations: A. A. Milne, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Amalgamated Press, BBC, Boys of England, British comics, Broadside (printing), Buffalo Bill, Capitalism, Charles Dickens, Charlie Chaplin, Comic strip, Deadwood Dick, Dick Turpin, Dime novel, Doggerel, Edward Lloyd (publisher), Fleet Street, Frank Reade, George Newnes, Gothic fiction, Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin), Halfpenny Marvel, Highwayman, Illustrated Chips, Industrialisation, James Malcolm Rymer, Joseph Addison, KQED (TV), Literacy, Lubok, Newspaper, Novel, Pejorative, Penny (British pre-decimal coin), Plagiarism, Popular culture, Public execution, Pulp (paper), Rail transport, Richard Steele, Robin Hood, Serial (literature), Sexton Blake, Shilling, Spring-heeled Jack, Stephen Sondheim, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Story paper, Sweeney Todd, ... Expand index (22 more) »

  2. 19th-century British literature
  3. Penny dreadfuls
  4. Pulp fiction

A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry.

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Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate.

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Amalgamated Press

The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth (1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Boys of England

Boys of England was a British boys' periodical issued weekly from 1866 to 1899, and has been called "the leading boys' periodical of the nineteenth century".

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British comics

A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips.

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Broadside (printing)

A broadside is a large sheet of paper printed on one side only.

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Buffalo Bill

William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.

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Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.

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Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions.

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Deadwood Dick

Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854/5–1885).

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Dick Turpin

Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.

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Dime novel

The dime novel is a form of late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S. popular fiction issued in series of inexpensive paperbound editions. Penny dreadful and dime novel are Pulp fiction.

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Doggerel

Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect.

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Edward Lloyd (publisher)

Edward Lloyd (16 February 1815 – 8 April 1890) was a British London-based publisher.

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Fleet Street

Fleet Street is a street in Central London, England.

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Frank Reade

Frank Reade was the protagonist of a series of dime novels published primarily for boys.

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George Newnes

Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a British publisher and editor and a founding figure in popular journalism.

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Gothic fiction

Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. Penny dreadful and Gothic fiction are horror genres.

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Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin)

The British pre-decimal halfpenny, (pronounced), once abbreviated ob. (from the Latin 'obulus'), was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound, of one shilling, or of one penny.

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Halfpenny Marvel

The Halfpenny Marvel was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press.

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Highwayman

A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers.

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Illustrated Chips

Illustrated Chips was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953.

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Industrialisation

Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.

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James Malcolm Rymer

James Malcolm Rymer (1814–1884) was a British 19th-century writer of penny dreadfuls, and is the probable co-author with Thomas Peckett Prest of both Varney the Vampire (1847) and The String of Pearls (1847), in which the notorious villain Sweeney Todd makes his literary debut.

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 May 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician.

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KQED (TV)

KQED (channel 9) is a PBS member television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Literacy

Literacy is the ability to read and write.

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Lubok

A lubok (plural lubki; лубо́к, лубо́чная картинка) is a Russian popular print, characterized by simple graphics and narratives derived from literature, religious stories, and popular tales.

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Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.

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Novel

A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.

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Pejorative

A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something.

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Penny (British pre-decimal coin)

The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or of one shilling.

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.

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Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.

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Public execution

A public execution is a form of capital punishment which "members of the general public may voluntarily attend." This definition excludes the presence of only a small number of witnesses called upon to assure executive accountability.

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Pulp (paper)

Pulp is a fibrous lignocellulosic material prepared by chemically, semi-chemically or mechanically producing cellulosic fibers from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Richard Steele

Sir Richard Steele (– 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema.

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Serial (literature)

In literature, a serial is a printing or publishing format by which a single larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in smaller, sequential instalments.

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Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893.

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Shilling

The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 12 pence or one-twentieth of a pound before being phased out during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Spring-heeled Jack

Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.

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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist.

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Stockton and Darlington Railway

The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863.

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Story paper

A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers. Penny dreadful and story paper are culture of the United Kingdom.

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Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847).

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Tatler

Tatler (stylized in all caps) is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications.

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The Castle of Otranto

The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Monk

The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796 across three volumes.

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The Mysteries of London

The Mysteries of London is a "penny blood" or city mysteries novel begun by George W. M. Reynolds in 1844. Penny dreadful and The Mysteries of London are penny dreadfuls.

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The Mysteries of Paris

The Mysteries of Paris (Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue.

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The Spectator

The Spectator is a weekly British news magazine focusing on politics, culture, and current affairs.

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The String of Pearls

The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance (alternatively titled The Sailor's Gift) is a story first published as a penny dreadful serial from 1846 to 47. Penny dreadful and The String of Pearls are penny dreadfuls.

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Thomas Peckett Prest

Thomas Peckett (or Preskett) Prest (probable dates 1810–1859) was a British hack writer, journalist, and musician.

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Tim Burton

Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American director, producer, writer, animator, and illustrator.

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Tramp

A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round.

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Trope (literature)

A literary trope is the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech.

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Union Jack (magazine)

The Union Jack was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Urban legend

Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not.

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Vampire literature

Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. Penny dreadful and vampire literature are horror genres.

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Varney the Vampire

Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood is a Victorian-era serialized gothic horror story variously attributed to James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest. Penny dreadful and Varney the Vampire are penny dreadfuls.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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W. T. Stead

William Thomas Stead (5 July 184915 April 1912) was an English newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era.

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Winnie-the-Pooh (book)

Winnie-the-Pooh is a 1926 children's book by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.

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Woodcut

Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking.

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Working class

The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

19th-century British literature

Penny dreadfuls

Pulp fiction

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_dreadful

Also known as Jack Harkaway, Penny Dreadfuls, Penny awful, Penny horrible, Penny pamphlet, Penny-dreadful.

, Tatler, The Castle of Otranto, The Guardian, The Monk, The Mysteries of London, The Mysteries of Paris, The Spectator, The String of Pearls, Thomas Peckett Prest, Tim Burton, Tramp, Trope (literature), Union Jack (magazine), Urban legend, Vampire literature, Varney the Vampire, Victorian era, W. T. Stead, Winnie-the-Pooh (book), Woodcut, Working class, World War I.