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Originally Posted by tompe
And historically I do not know if we really had actual popular books that sold a lot and was badly written. They seem to have become much more common the last 30 years and very much more common the last 5-10 years.
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Penny dreadfuls were extremely popular in 19th century Britain, and according to the
British Library, the focus was very much on producing sensational cheap stories that could be sold in large numbers.
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Originally Posted by British Library
Gentleman Jack was published over four years, without too much worry for historical accuracy or continuity. (One character was, rather carelessly, killed twice.)
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