Varney the Vampyre

By :"James Malcolm Rymer","Thomas Peckett Prest"

Published on 2015-02-03 by Courier Dover Publications

Category :"Fiction"

Before there was Dracula, there was Varney the Vampyre, the most famous of the sensational penny dreadfuls issued by Victorian-era publishers. Printed anonymously in serial form in 1847, these gripping tales recount the exploits of a deathless creature with an insatiable appetite for blood. A succession of exciting episodes chronicle the horrible fates of Varney's victims as well as the terrifying experiences of the band of comrades sworn to destroy the vampire. Varney the Vampyre not only thrilled countless eager readers but also established many of the conventions and ideas associated with vampirism.Scarcely any copies of the original edition survive, yet this legendary \

Varney the Vampyre

Lenght : 448

Language : en

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