Shilling-shocker Definition
noun
(UK, dated) A cheap paperback book produced for the mass market in 19th century Britain. A typical 'shilling shocker' often consolidated twelve to fifteen episodes of a serial novel whose chapters had previously been published separately as penny dreadful pamphlets.
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Singular:
shilling-shocker
Plural:
shilling-shockers
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