Varney the Vampire: Or The Feast of Blood - Brossura

Rymer, James Malcolm

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0979587158 ISBN 13: 9780979587153

Casa editrice: Zittaw Pr, 2007

Riassunto

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

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Zittaw Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0979587158
• ISBN 13: 9780979587153
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 809