dime novel

Example Sentences

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It was an easy way for publishers of dime novels and tabloid newspapers to make a quick buck.

From Salon

It’s a fitting image for a book that reimagines the western dime novel, this time with historical context — far more potent than the whitewashed narratives that have long dominated.

From New York Times

No wonder the dime novels and yellow press of the day exaggerated the facts surrounding the western gangs and gunfighters: Too often those facts won’t stand on their own.

From New York Times

In an earlier era long ago, "Becoming Superman" would be part of the penny press or dime novels, sold to kids and young adults alongside "The Horatio Alger Myth."

From Salon

In the latter half of the nineteenth century, nickelodeons and dime novels had featured the “lawless towns” of the West, and stories of cowboys, saloons, gunfights, and outlaws had become part of the collective imagination.

From The New Yorker