Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood is a Victorian-era serialized gothic horror story variously attributed to James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest. It first appeared in …

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Varney the Vampire is a series of penny dreadfuls by James Malcolm Rymer, originally published 1845–47. The titular character is considered to be the first sympathetic vampire in fiction.

Jul 30, 2025 · In the ancient Bannerworth Hall, young Flora Bannerworth is attacked in her bed by a ghastly, fanged figure— Varney the Vampire. The family is thrown into chaos as they …

May 11, 2025 · The story is set in early 18th-century England and follows the Bannerworth family, who are plagued by a mysterious figure—Sir Francis Varney—who appears to be a vampire.

Oct 5, 2025 · Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood, is one of the most important but least known books in the history of vampire fiction. This long Gothic story was published as a penny …

Nov 12, 2025 · This book focuses on Sir Francis Varney, who appears to be an ancestor of the Bannerworth family and who was turned into a vampire after betraying a royalist to Oliver …

Varney was an enormous influence on later vampire literature, such as Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. Many of today's standard vampire tropes originated with Varney: Varney has fangs, …

The story of Varney, the vampire, unfolded in weekly installments from 1845 to 1847. It is a brilliant example of the serial storytelling genre popular in Victorian England and known as the …

Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood was a weekly serial published in England from 1845 to 1847 as part of the popular “penny dreadful” tradition—cheap pamphlets sold for a penny.