{"product_id":"varney-the-vampire-or-the-feast-of-blood-paperback-1","title":"Varney The Vampire: Or \"The Feast Of Blood\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Preskett Prest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first 50 chapters of the classic Victorian-era \"Penny Dreadful\" serial, concerning the misadventures of the vampire Sir Francis Varney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is now remembered as the creator of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his The String of Pearls: A Romance. He has also been associated with the authorship of Varney the Vampire, now more often thought to be the work of J. M. Rymer. He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118870630535,"sku":"9781440475351","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b37df50cefd85d6be6f55773cdb36c96.webp?v=1732537002","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/varney-the-vampire-or-the-feast-of-blood-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}