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Title: Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood

Note: Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Variously attributed to Thomas Peckett Prest, or James Malcolm Rymer. Cf. Boase, F. Modern English biography.

Credits: Produced by Charles Franks, Debra Storr, Sandra Brown and the PG
Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood" by Prest and Rymer is a novel written in the mid-19th century, primarily in the style of a Gothic romance. The book explores themes of horror and the supernatural, centering around the ominous figure of Varney, a mysterious vampire, and his interactions with the Bannerworth family, particularly focusing on Flora, a young woman who faces a terrifying ordeal. At the start of the narrative, the stage is set on a turbulent night during a dreadful hailstorm, emphasizing an eerie atmosphere as mysterious occurrences unfold. Flora, one of the characters, awakens amid the storm to witness a terrifying presence at her window, where she feels the grasp of a creature seeking entry. Her screams draw the attention of her family, leading to a frantic search for the source of her terror. As the chaos ensues, the alarming absence of the intruder's body raises unsettling questions, igniting conversations concerning the nature of their visitor—suggestions of the supernatural loom, signaling an early glimpse into the vampiric elements that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Prest, Thomas Peckett, 1810-1859

Author: Rymer, James Malcolm, 1814?-1884

EBook No.: 14833

Published: Jan 29, 2005

Downloads: 1313

Language: English

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Gothic fiction

Subject: Vampires -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood

Note: Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Variously attributed to Thomas Peckett Prest, or James Malcolm Rymer. Cf. Boase, F. Modern English biography.

Credits: Produced by Charles Franks, Debra Storr, Sandra Brown and the PG
Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood" by Prest and Rymer is a novel written in the mid-19th century, primarily in the style of a Gothic romance. The book explores themes of horror and the supernatural, centering around the ominous figure of Varney, a mysterious vampire, and his interactions with the Bannerworth family, particularly focusing on Flora, a young woman who faces a terrifying ordeal. At the start of the narrative, the stage is set on a turbulent night during a dreadful hailstorm, emphasizing an eerie atmosphere as mysterious occurrences unfold. Flora, one of the characters, awakens amid the storm to witness a terrifying presence at her window, where she feels the grasp of a creature seeking entry. Her screams draw the attention of her family, leading to a frantic search for the source of her terror. As the chaos ensues, the alarming absence of the intruder's body raises unsettling questions, igniting conversations concerning the nature of their visitor—suggestions of the supernatural loom, signaling an early glimpse into the vampiric elements that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Prest, Thomas Peckett, 1810-1859

Author: Rymer, James Malcolm, 1814?-1884

EBook No.: 14833

Published: Jan 29, 2005

Downloads: 1313

Language: English

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Gothic fiction

Subject: Vampires -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.