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Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
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
Book Details
- Publisher: Zittaw Press
- Publish Date: Oct 31st, 2007
- Pages: 812
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.25in - 1.61in - 3.95lb
- EAN: 9780979587153
- Categories: • Horror - General• Classics• Literary