{"product_id":"varney-the-vampire-or-the-feast-of-blood-9781440475351","title":"Varney The Vampire: Or \"The Feast Of Blood\"","description":"The first 50 chapters of the classic Victorian-era \"Penny Dreadful\" serial, concerning the misadventures of the vampire Sir Francis Varney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912590364946,"sku":"9781440475351","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b5c0c0f-965e-4b03-9164-4c67d65f654f.jpg?v=1738774779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/varney-the-vampire-or-the-feast-of-blood-9781440475351","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}