Thomas Preskett Prest Boeken

Featuring the complete and unabridged tale, this two-volume edition brings to life the infamous characters of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, who together create a darkly captivating narrative set in Victorian London. Enhanced with modern typesetting and original woodcut illustrations, it offers readers a fresh look at this classic "Penny Dreadful," renowned for its chilling themes and enduring influence on horror literature.

Featuring original woodcut illustrations and modern typesetting for enhanced readability, this edition offers the complete text of a well-known "Penny Dreadful." It includes light footnotes to clarify period slang and cultural references, making it accessible for contemporary readers while preserving the work's historical context.

Set in the Victorian era, this edition of Varney the Vampire showcases the infamous "Penny Dreadful" genre, featuring a scandalous tale of horror and intrigue. Presented in a format true to the original 1840s booklets, it includes the original woodcut illustrations and is newly typeset for readability. This first volume comprises chapters 1-92, covering Part One of the story, with the unique spelling of "Vampyre" reflecting the period's style.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote culturally important literature by offering an affordable, high-quality edition that remains true to the original.

The most notorious "Penny Dreadful" Pulp-Lit Productions is proud to present this new edition of Varney the Vampire*, the most scandalous example of the Victorian Age's most notorious style of popular literature - laid out properly like the original 1840s booklets, with the original woodcut illustrations, but freshly typeset in big, readable, modern type. This is Volume Two of a two-volume set, including chapters 93-237 (all of Parts Two through Eleven of the full story). *"Vampire" is spelled "Vampyre" throughout most of the inside text.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote important literature by providing modern, high-quality editions that remain true to the original. This initiative highlights a commitment to cultural preservation and accessibility in literature.

A classic gothic horror novel that follows the story of Varney, a vampire who terrorizes London in the mid-19th century. Written in a serialized format, this book is a thrilling and entertaining read for lovers of horror and suspense.

The most notorious "Penny Dreadful" Pulp-Lit Productions is proud to present this new edition of Varney the Vampire*, the most scandalous example of the Victorian Age's most notorious style of popular literature - laid out properly like the original 1840s booklets, with the original woodcut illustrations, but freshly typeset in big, readable, modern type. This is Volume One of a two-volume set, including chapters 1-92 (all of Part One of the full story). *"Vampire" is spelled "Vampyre" throughout most of the inside text.

Varney the Vampire is a vampire novel published in the mid-19th century, a decade before Bram Stoker's Dracula. The novel follows the exploits of Sir Francis Varney, a vampire who preys on women and is pursued by a group of vampire hunters. While the novel's plot is sensational and at times over-the-top, it is a significant work in the history of horror fiction and has influenced many subsequent vampire stories.

Freshly typeset in readable modern type with the original woodcut illustrations, this two-volume edition presents the full version of what's probably the most influential and notorious "Penny Dreadful" ever published: the one in which London was introduced to Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet-Street, and his pie-selling partner-in-crime, Mrs. Lovett. This edition is lightly footnoted to help the modern reader catch literary and pop-cultural references as well as slang terms that were familiar to 1840s Londoners, but are more obscure today.