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(Britain, 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. Shilling shockers were typically focused on the subjects of crime and violence and were especially popular in late Victorian England. The novels were rather short and cost one shilling.
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shilling shocker
noun
(Britain,
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.
Shilling
shockers
were
typically
focused
on
the
subjects
of
crime
and
violence
and
were
especially
popular
in
late
Victorian
England.
The
novels
were
rather
short
and
cost
one
shilling.
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(Britain,
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.
Shilling
shockers
were
typically
focused
on
the
subjects
of
crime
and
violence
and
were
especially
popular
in
late
Victorian
England.
The
novels
were
rather
short
and
cost
one
shilling.