Varney the Vampire

Varney the Vampire

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Title: Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood
Author: Thomas Preskett Prest
Release Date: January 29, 2005 [EBook #14833]
Language: English
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VARNEY THE VAMPIRE
OR THE
FEAST OF BLOOD
A ROMANCE OF EXCITING INTEREST
BY THE AUTHOR OF
"GRACE RIVERS, OR, THE MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER."
LONDON E. LLOYD, SALISBURY SQUARE, AND ALL BOOKSELLERS]

VARNEY, THE VAMPYRE:
OR,
THE FEAST OF BLOOD.
A Romance.
"Art thou a spirit of health or goblin damned?"
LONDON:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY E. LLOYD, 12, SALISBURY-SQUARE, FLEET-STREET.

CONTENTS


CHAPTER I
.--MIDNIGHT.--THE HAIL-STORM.--THE DREADFUL VISITOR.--THE VAMPYRE.


CHAPTER II
.--THE ALARM.--THE PISTOL SHOT.--THE PURSUIT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.


CHAPTER III
.--THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BODY.--FLORA'S RECOVERY AND MADNESS.--THE OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FROM SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.


CHAPTER IV
.--THE MORNING.--THE CONSULTATION.--THE FEARFUL SUGGESTION.


CHAPTER V
.--THE NIGHT WATCH.--THE PROPOSAL.--THE MOONLIGHT.--THE FEARFUL ADVENTURE.


CHAPTER VI
.--A GLANCE AT THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY.--THE PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MYSTERIOUS APPARITION'S APPEARANCE.


CHAPTER VII
.--THE VISIT TO THE VAULT OF THE BANNERWORTHS, AND ITS UNPLEASANT RESULT.--THE MYSTERY.


CHAPTER VIII
.--THE COFFIN.--THE ABSENCE OF THE DEAD.--THE MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THE CONSTERNATION OF GEORGE.


CHAPTER IX
.--THE OCCURRENCES OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL.--THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE VAMPYRE, AND THE PISTOL-SHOT.


CHAPTER X
.--THE RETURN FROM THE VAULT.--THE ALARM, AND THE SEARCH AROUND THE HALL.


CHAPTER XI
.--THE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE LOVER.--THE HEART'S DESPAIR.


CHAPTER XII
.--CHARLES HOLLAND'S SAD FEELINGS.--THE PORTRAIT.--THE OCCURRENCE OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL.


CHAPTER XIII
.--THE OFFER FOR THE HALL.--THE VISIT TO SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.--THE STRANGE RESEMBLANCE.--A DREADFUL SUGGESTION.


CHAPTER XIV
.--HENRY'S AGREEMENT WITH SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.--THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL AT THE HALL.--FLORA'S ALARM.


CHAPTER XV
.--THE OLD ADMIRAL AND HIS SERVANT.--THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE LANDLORD OF THE NELSON'S ARMS.


CHAPTER XVI
.--THE MEETING OF THE LOVERS IN THE GARDEN.--AN AFFECTING SCENE.--THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.


CHAPTER XVII
.--THE EXPLANATION.--THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADMIRAL AT THE HOUSE.--A SCENE OF CONFUSION, AND SOME OF ITS RESULTS.


CHAPTER XVIII
.--THE ADMIRAL'S ADVICE.--THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE.--THE NEW SERVANT AT THE HALL.


CHAPTER XIX
.--FLORA IN HER CHAMBER.--HER FEARS.--THE MANUSCRIPT.--AN ADVENTURE.


CHAPTER XX
.--THE DREADFUL MISTAKE.--THE TERRIFIC INTERVIEW IN THE CHAMBER.--THE ATTACK OF THE VAMPYRE.


CHAPTER XXI
.--THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNCLE AND NEPHEW, AND THE ALARM.


CHAPTER XXII
.--THE CONSULTATION.--THE DETERMINATION TO LEAVE THE HALL.


CHAPTER XXIII
.--THE ADMIRAL'S ADVICE TO CHARLES HOLLAND.--THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE.


CHAPTER XXIV
.--THE LETTER TO CHARLES.--THE QUARREL.--THE ADMIRAL'S NARRATIVE.--THE MIDNIGHT MEETING.


CHAPTER XXV
.--THE ADMIRAL'S OPINION.--THE REQUEST OF CHARLES.


CHAPTER XXVI
.--THE MEETING BY MOONLIGHT IN THE PARK.--THE TURRET WINDOW IN THE HALL.--THE LETTERS.


CHAPTER XXVII
.--THE NOBLE CONFIDENCE OF FLORA BANNERWORTH IN HER LOVER.--HER OPINION OF THE THREE LETTERS.--THE ADMIRAL'S ADMIRATION.


CHAPTER XXVIII
.--MR. MARCHDALE'S EXCULPATION OF HIMSELF.--THE SEARCH THROUGH THE GARDENS.--THE SPOT OF THE DEADLY STRUGGLE.--THE MYSTERIOUS PAPER.


CHAPTER XXIX
.--A PEEP THROUGH AN IRON GRATING.--THE LONELY PRISONER IN HIS DUNGEON.--THE MYSTERY.


CHAPTER XXX
.--THE VISIT OF FLORA TO THE VAMPYRE.--THE OFFER.--THE SOLEMN ASSEVERATION.


CHAPTER XXXI
.--SIR FRANCIS VARNEY AND HIS MYSTERIOUS VISITOR.--THE STRANGE CONFERENCE.


CHAPTER XXXII
.--THE THOUSAND POUNDS.--THE STRANGER'S PRECAUTIONS.


CHAPTER XXXIII
.--THE STRANGE INTERVIEW.--THE CHASE THROUGH THE HALL.


CHAPTER XXXIV
.--THE THREAT.--ITS CONSEQUENCES.--THE RESCUE, AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S DANGER.


CHAPTER XXXV
.--THE EXPLANATION.--MARCHDALE'S ADVICE.--THE PROJECTED REMOVAL, AND THE ADMIRAL'S ANGER.


CHAPTER XXXVI
.--THE CONSULTATION.--THE DUEL AND ITS RESULTS.


CHAPTER XXXVII
.--SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S SEPARATE OPPONENTS.--THE INTERPOSITION OF FLORA.


CHAPTER XXXVIII
.--MARCHDALE'S OFFER.--THE CONSULTATION AT BANNERWORTH HALL.--THE MORNING OF THE DUEL.


CHAPTER XXXIX
.--THE STORM AND THE FIGHT.-THE ADMIRAL'S REPUDIATION OF HIS PRINCIPAL.


CHAPTER XL
.--THE POPULAR RIOT.--SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S DANGER.--THE SUGGESTION AND ITS RESULTS.


CHAPTER XLIV
.--VARNEY'S DANGER, AND HIS RESCUE.--THE PRISONER AGAIN, AND THE SUBTERRANEAN VAULT.


CHAPTER XLV
.--THE OPEN GRAVES.--THE DEAD BODIES.--A SCENE OF TERROR.


CHAPTER XLVI
.--THE PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING BANNERWORTH HALL, AND THE MYSTERIOUS CONDUCT OF THE ADMIRAL AND MR. CHILLINGWORTH.


CHAPTER XLVII
.--THE REMOVAL FROM THE HALL.--THE NIGHT WATCH, AND THE ALARM.


CHAPTER XLVIII
--THE STAKE AND THE DEAD BODY.


CHAPTER XLIX
--THE MOB'S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S.--THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION.


CHAPTER L
.--THE MOB'S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S.--THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION.


CHAPTER LI
.--THE ATTACK UPON THE VAMPYRE'S HOUSE.--THE STORY OF THE ATTACK.--THE FORCING OF THE DOORS, AND THE STRUGGLE.


CHAPTER LII
.--THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE MOB AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.--THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.--THE WINE CELLARS.


CHAPTER LIII
.--THE DESTRUCTION OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S HOUSE BY FIRE.--THE ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY, AND A SECOND MOB.


CHAPTER LIV
.--THE BURNING OF VARNEY'S HOUSE.--A NIGHT SCENE.--POPULAR SUPERSTITION.


CHAPTER LV
.--THE RETURN OF THE MOB AND MILITARY TO THE TOWN.--THE MADNESS OF THE MOB.--THE GROCER'S REVENGE.


CHAPTER LVI
.--THE DEPARTURE OF THE BANNERWORTHS FROM THE HALL.--THE NEW ABODE.--JACK PRINGLE, PILOT.


CHAPTER LVII
.--THE LONELY WATCH, AND THE ADVENTURE IN THE DESERTED HOUSE.


CHAPTER LVIII
.--THE ARRIVAL OF JACK PRINGLE.--MIDNIGHT AND THE