The Original Victorian Classic
by
James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to "penny dreadfuls" for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney...