Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood

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James Malcolm Rymer

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He's Baaaaack~~~~ after 100 years of neglect, the potboiler Penny Dreadful Varney The Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood returns in this innovative critical edition to entertain a whole new generation of readers. Sold for a penny a chapter on the streets of London in 1845, Varney the Vampire is a milestone of Vampire fiction, yet ignored and overlooked for nearly 100 years, until now! The Critical Edition of Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood includes: * A critical introduction about the Penny Dreadful Press and the lore of the Mid 19th Century Vampire * Over 200 notes explaining references, historical information, and corrections to the text * A variety of 19th century essays explaining the horrors and dangers of (gasp!) reading Penny Dreadfuls * Contemporary critical essays on James Malcolm Rymer and his most famous Penny Dreadfuls: Varney the Vampire and Sweeney Todd * Four additional early Penny Dreadfuls detailing insanity, family cannibalism, torture gone wrong, and other bed time stories * A reader's guide * Reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations

Release date NZ

October 31st, 2007

Author

James Malcolm Rymer

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Edited by Curt Herr

Illustrations

1, black & white illustrations

Pages

812

Dimensions

210x280x40

ISBN-13

9780979587153

Product ID

1841652

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