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Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
James Malcolm Rymer
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
James Malcolm Rymer
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
812 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 31 października 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780979587153 |
Wydawcy | Zittaw Press |
Strony | 812 |
Wymiary | 208 × 279 × 45 mm · 1,95 kg |
Język | English |
Redaktor | Herr, Curt |
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