dime novel
noun [ C ] US old-fashioned uk/ˈdaɪm ˌnɒv.əl/ us/ˈdaɪm ˌnɑː.vəl/
（主题通常为刺激历险或浪漫爱情的）廉价小说
a cheap, popular novel, especially one that tells a romantic or exciting story
He wrote dime novels inspired by the exploits of a real-life outlaw. 他写廉价小说的灵感来自于现实生活中一个亡命之徒的故事。
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- His life was as colourful as any dime novel.
- In 1907 he started writing the "dime novels" that would make him one of America's all-time most popular authors.
- She seldom read anything but a dime novel or popular magazine.
- Calamity Jane was the tough-talking, hard-drinking, sharp-shooting heroine of many a dime novel.