by Thomas Preskett Prest (Author)
Varney the Vampire is a mid-Victorian era gothic horror story by James Malcolm Rymer (alternatively attributed to Thomas Preskett Prest), which first appeared 1845-47 in a series of "penny dreadful" pamphlets. This edition is the second of a three-volume series collecting the sprawling epic.
Author Biography
Thomas Preskett Prest was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is also remembered as the creator of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his The String of Pearls: A Romance.
Number of Pages: 596
Dimensions: 1.32 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 2009