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SCHOLARLY EDITIONS BY CURT HERR

VARNEY THE VAMPIRE;

or, The Feast of Blood (1847)

by James Malcom Rymer

Introduction & notes by Curt Herr

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!

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THE HORRORS OF OAKENDALE ABBEY
by Mrs. Carver
Introduction by Curt Herr

Combining the best of 18th century sentimentality with a violently horrifying tale, Carver accentuates terrifying events and grotesque imagery in a manner rare for even the most extreme Gothic writers of her era. Written in 1797 and out of print for almost 200 years, Mrs Carver's classic Gothic novel accentuates horror with a vice like grip. Once it grasps you- it does not let go.

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BUNGAY CASTLE: A Novel (1796)
by Elizabeth Bonhote
Introduction by Curt Herr

Firmly rooted in the Domestic Gothic tradition, Bonhote's rediscovered 1796 classic is a treasure chest of gothic elements. Combining romance, mystery, seduction, and betrayal, Bungay Castle revises and reinvents the tradition of the trapped female heroine.

DANESBURY HOUSE
by Mrs. Ellen Wood
Introduction by Curt Herr

Something is wrong in Danesbury House. Its walls are sturdy, its interior is well appointed, yet the ground it is built upon is soaked in alcohol. This 1860 award-winning novel traces forty years of addictions, insanity, forgery, and death--hardly the typical Victorian fare. A best seller upon its publication, Danesbury House became the Valley of the Dolls for Victorian readers.

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ZISKA: The Problem of a Wicked Soul
by Marie Corelli
Introduction by Curt Herr

A supernatural tale of reincarnation, seduction, and revenge, Ziska was a bestseller upon its publication in 1897. In the new introduction to this edition, Curt Herr examines the novel in relation to the other two great Gothic bestsellers of 1897, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Richard Marsh's The Beetle, and calls for a reconsideration of Corelli as a major figure in Victorian popular culture.

VENDETTA
by Marie Corelli
Introduction by Curt Herr

Imagine friends and family believed you were dead from the Cholera- Imagine being buried alive and awakening in your coffin - Now, imagine a frantic escape from the rotting crypt only to discover something worse waiting in store.... Thus begins Marie Corelli's 1886 Victorian suspense-thriller, Vendetta.