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The popularity of penny dreadfuls had another side: They helped to promote literacy, especially among younger readers. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-children-literacy
The popularity of penny dreadfuls had another side: They helped to promote literacy, especially among younger readers. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-children-literacy
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Cross-reference "French cultural promotion money" that French teenagers ran out and bought comics books with.