Prest Thomas Preskett
Thomas 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.
Varney the Vampire
- Author: Prest Thomas Preskett
- Genre: Horror
"Varney the Vampire" is the definitive story which sets the row of Vampire novels to be written including famous "Dracula". This tale written in 1940 was originally released as a "Penny Dreadful". This book contains the 1840's lurid illustrations. It also has a wonderful preface where it goes about a study of the Vampire myth from its roots in Indian mythology to its later incarnation in Europe. The writing style of "Varney the Vampire" is different from the style that modern books are written in style, and the type fonts is, at times, difficult to read for our modern eyes but keep an open mind - the story of Varney, the antihero vampire, is worth the time spent.
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