Romanzo d'appendice was a genre in literature that originated in England and France in the second half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.
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Place of Origin Notable ExamplePonson du Terrail, Eugene Sue, Maurice Leblanc, Gustave Le Rouge and Michel Zevaco 1 Defining TraitRecurring characters and chapter ending cliffhangers to drive sales of the next installment 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Romanzo d'appendice
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It originated in England and France, in the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th.
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Ponson du Terrail, Eugene Sue, Maurice Leblanc, Gustave Le Rouge and Michel Zevaco were among the numerous authors which contributed to the genre.
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This literary genre is characterised by the existence of many and often recurring characters, and by many cliffhangers at the end of a chapter, to ensure sales of the next episode.
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