Penny Dreadfuls & Murder Broadsides
I Love Typography
OCTOBER 18, 2020
The Industrial Revolution mechanized printing and reduced costs, leading to explosive growth in publishing. At the same time, an unprecedented increase in literacy produced millions of new readers and sparked a reading revolution. But what were these new readers to read? One of the century's most popular genres, sold on the streets of Victorian England, was the penny dreadful.
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