Varney, The Vampyre Vol. 2

Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2

by Thomas Peckett Prest

An influential forerunner to vampire stories like Dracula, Varney the Vampire is a classic of Gothic horror. When Flora Bannersworth is attacked by a mysterious creature, her brother and a family friend suspect the vampire Sir Francis Varney, who bears an uncanny resemblance to a long-dead ancestor of the family.

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Thomas Peckett Prest

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Thomas Peckett was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is now remembered as the co-creator (with James Malcolm Rymer) of the fictional Swe...

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