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   yellowback

   /ˈjɛlə(ʊ)ˌbak/

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   • 1. a cheap novel in a yellow board binding. historical

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   What is a yellowback novel?

   • A yellow-back or yellowback is a cheap novel which was published in Britain in the second half of the 19th century. They were occasionally called "mustard-plaster" novels. Developed in the 1840s to compete with the "penny dreadful", yellow-backs were marketed as entertaining reading.

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   What is a yellow back?

   • A yellow-back is a cheap fiction novel which was published in Britain in the second half of the 19th century. They were occasionally called 'mustard-plaster' novels. Developed in the 1840s to compete with the 'penny dreadful', Yellow-Backs were marketed as entertaining reading.

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   What does yellowback mean?

   • a baby carriage; pram. a sudden, passing sensation of excitement. You saw what that fellow flashed, a twenty dollar yellowback, a word to Skippy and the Kennedy would follow. What a row was kicked up over Miss Braddon's "Octoroon," and what an impossible yellowback it was! Yellowback definition: . See examples of YELLOWBACK used in a sentence.

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   Why were yellow-back books popular in the 1840s?

   • Developed in the 1840s to compete with the "penny dreadful", yellow-backs were marketed as entertaining reading. They had brightly coloured covers, often printed by chromoxylography, that were attractive to a new class of readers, thanks to the spread of education and rail travel.

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3. www.dictionary.com › browse › yellowbackYELLOWBACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Yellowback definition: (formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper.. See examples of YELLOWBACK used in a sentence.

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   1. : gold certificate. 2. : a cheap and usually sensational novel. especially : one sold in yellow board or paper covers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 3.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › yellowbackYELLOWBACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Yellowback is a noun that can refer to a cheap, sensational novel, a U.S. dollar, or a lemon coloured fish. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and synonyms of yellowback from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Define yellowback. yellowback synonyms, yellowback pronunciation, yellowback translation, English dictionary definition of yellowback. n 1. a cheap, sensational novel bound in yellow fabric or paper 2. a U.S. dollar having a yellow coloured back 3. a lemon coloured fish Collins English...

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   A yellow-back or yellowback is a cheap novel which was published in Britain in the second half of the 19th century. They were occasionally called "mustard-plaster" novels. Developed in the 1840s to compete with the "penny dreadful", yellow-backs were marketed as entertaining reading.

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   The first definition of yellowback in the dictionary is a cheap, sensational novel bound in yellow fabric or paper. Other definition of yellowback is a U.S. dollar having a yellow coloured back. Yellowback is also a lemon coloured fish.

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   yellow bells. yellow-bellied. yellow-bellied-sapsucker. yellowammer. Yellowback definition: Cheap sensational novel.