元となった辞書の項目
shilling shocker
名詞
イギリス英語
歴史的
(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.
日本語の意味
19世紀のイギリスにおいて、大衆市場向けに発行された安価なペーパーバック本。通常、連載小説の12〜15話分をまとめたもので、個別に発行されたペニー・ドレッドフルの折込小冊子の内容を再編している。 / 主に犯罪や暴力を題材としており、ヴィクトリア朝後期のイギリスで特に人気を博した作品群を指す。
意味(1)
(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.
( plural )