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Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood | Thomas Preskett Prest
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Set during the reign of King George II, this gruesome tale concerns the persecution of the Bannerworth family by Sir Francis Varney: a vampire who has developed the habit of creeping into the Bannerworth home and sucking the blood of their daughter, Flora. Varney is presented sympathetically, a victim of circumstances as he tries to save himself, and his victims, from such dreadful acts.
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Jess
Varney, the Vampyre | James Malcolm Rymer, J M Rymer
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😳 @ReadingRover you really spoiled me. This box is amazing! You were so thoughtful with your book selections. The bookish goodies are super fun. I LOVE the planchette magnet. I have a mini rubber duck collection at work (long story) so the black cat and Dracula duckies are coming with me to work today to add a little spice to the collection. Thank you so much!

#allhallowsreadbookexchange @MaleficentBookDragon

Cinfhen 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Bookzombie 💝 7y
ReadingRover I‘m so happy you liked everything! I always have such a hard time narrowing down what books to send. Did the little glass cat make it in one piece? Lol I almost forgot to put it in there! 7y
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Jess @ReadingRover yes, the little guy is with my little cat collection right now! The book selection was spot on and I don't have any of them either. Love it. Thanks so much! 7y
ReadingRover @Jess I‘m so glad! That Varney Book might take you until next Halloween to read! 😂 7y
Jess @ReadingRover I'm sure that will take some time but I'm totally in for over a 1,000 pages of vampires! 7y
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Leniverse
Varney, the Vampyre | James Malcolm Rymer, J M Rymer
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Ok, so the cover isn't exactly a #BodiceRipper but the first chapter ends thus: "He drags her head to the bed's edge. He forces it back by the long hair still
entwined in his grasp. With a plunge he seizes her neck in his fang-like teeth—a gush of blood, and a hideous sucking noise follows. The girl has swooned, and the vampyre is at his hideous repast!"
That has to count, right? And the buildup is the most gothic thing ever. #booklove17

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LynnMPK
Varney, the Vampyre | James Malcolm Rymer, J M Rymer
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Day 3 of #17booklove : Red books 📚

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HijackMe
Varney, the Vampyre | James Malcolm Rymer, J M Rymer
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I was so creeped out by the cover as a kid/young teen, that I would avoid looking at it when opening the book. 😅 #booktober #creepycovers #deutsch

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Cyn.Microcosm
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The heroine/victim in this penny dreadful is (I'm pretty sure) currently reading a penny dreadful. #VictorianMeta

(it succeeds in distracting her from her woes :) )

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Cyn.Microcosm
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So, I'm reading this #pennydreadful and the dialogue sucks (reads annoyingly like a play) but the narrative/writing itself is really good! Within the first few pages I was in love with the (overdone) descriptions of mundane things.

J.Isgriggs Barnes and Noble just came out with this beautiful collection of Penny Dreadfuls. I very much enjoyed it. 8y
Cyn.Microcosm Ooh! That sounds awesome! 8y
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