Catchpenny

Well, I went on perusing the work, and found almost at once that it was what is called a catchpenny, and depended altogether, for its success, upon the fame and reputation of its predecessor of nearly the same name. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

In everything one finds this frank acceptance of twin values which are not expected to have anything in common: on the one hand a quite unclouded, quite unhypocritical assumption of transcendent theory “high ideals”; on the other a simultaneous acceptance of catchpenny realities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rose believed Crossfire was "much too important a picture to be advertised like a catchpenny potboiler," noting that on "18,000 screens it can do more good than a whole passel of tolerance societies with fancy names on the stationery." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Start ending the environmental catchpenny of blended fuel mandates that†™ s done squat to clean our air, but done tons to sully our wallets. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The distinction he made in his fictions — between novels and "entertainments" — was one that he first evolved to excuse himself for writing an openly catchpenny movie script in the form of Orient Express. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Reviews: ‘Caine is a talented enough and likeable enough performer to create the illusion of a mature irony at work on catchpenny material’ - The Voice ❋ DAVID BISHOP (2007)

Don't let your lip curl at the catchpenny title -- the book contains much that would be of value to any writer. ❋ Michael Allen (2005)

As I have remarked before, you should not be put off by the catchpenny title. ❋ Michael Allen (2005)

You know already by the title that it is no more than a catchpenny. ❋ Unknown (2004)

There were cocoanutshiesand races and catchpenny shows of every kind. ❋ WINSTON CHURCHILL (2003)

This was no catchpenny coquetry; it was a genuine dread of undue familiarity. ❋ Unknown (2003)

All in all, it was a fine conglomeration of gadgetry and dazzle, a truly high-level catchpenny. ❋ Sturgeon, Theodore, 1918-1985 (1953)

We have met with a block in a child's book, then the identical woodcut on a ballad, catchpenny, or last dying speech and confession, setting at defiance any suitability of illustration, or adaptability to the text matter. ❋ Edwin Pearson (N/A)

The catchpenny manoeuvres of publishers are really only a branch of journalism, [19] and such trivial offences were not, after all, unexpected, because the very profession of journalism is to take advantage. ❋ John Mavrogordato (N/A)

All the books I see make me sick -- only catchpenny nonsense. ❋ George Paston (N/A)