sensation novel
C29353
concept
A sensation novel is a 19th-century popular fiction genre characterized by melodramatic plots involving crime, secrets, and domestic scandal designed to provoke intense emotional and psychological responses in readers.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victorian sensation novel | 2 |
| sensation fiction work | 2 |
| Victorian popular fiction | 1 |
| Victorian-style novel | 1 |
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Armadale | — |
| Man and Wife | — |
| The Law and the Lady | — |
| Poor Miss Finch | Victorian sensation novel |
| The Dead Secret | Victorian sensation novel |
| Uncle Silas | — |
| A Bloodsmoor Romance | Victorian-style novel |
| Pauline’s Passion and Punishment | sensation fiction work |
| V.V.; or, Plots and Counterplots | sensation fiction work |
| The Story of a Mystery | Victorian popular fiction |