三さん文もん小しょう説せつ

noun

dime novel; cheap novel; pulp fiction

Refers to a cheap, sensational, or low-quality novel, often sold for a small amount of money. The term is somewhat dated but still understood.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、三さん文もん小しょう説せつばかり読よんでいた。

  When he was young, he read nothing but dime novels.