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Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2

by Thomas Peckett PREST (1810 - 1859)

Chapter 77

Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to vampire stories such as Dracula, which it heavily influenced.Flora Bannersworth is attacked in her own room in the middle of the night, and although her attacker is seemingly shot dead, the body is nowhere to be found. The discovery of two small bite marks on Flora's neck leads Mr Marchdale, an old friend of the family, to the conclusion that she was bitten by a vampire. While Flora recovers, her brother Henry and Mr Marchdale begin their hunt for the vampire. Their suspicions soon fall on the mysterious Sir Francis Varney, who has just bought an old abbey near Bannersworth Hall, and who bears an uncanny resemblance to Marmaduke Bannersworth, a long-dead ancestor of the family. (Summary by Annika Feilbach) Note that the original text had no chapters numbered 124 or 125. This project has preserved the original chapter numbers.

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Listen next episodes of Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2:
Chapter 100 , Chapter 101 , Chapter 102 , Chapter 103 , Chapter 104 , Chapter 105 , Chapter 106 , Chapter 107 , Chapter 108 , Chapter 109 , Chapter 110 , Chapter 111 , Chapter 112 , Chapter 113 , Chapter 114 , Chapter 115 , Chapter 116 , Chapter 117 , Chapter 118 , Chapter 119 , Chapter 120 , Chapter 121 , Chapter 122 , Chapter 123 , Chapter 126 , Chapter 127 , Chapter 128 , Chapter 129 , Chapter 130 , Chapter 131 , Chapter 78 , Chapter 79 , Chapter 80 , Chapter 81 , Chapter 82 part 1 , Chapter 82 part 2 , Chapter 83 , Chapter 84 , Chapter 85 , Chapter 86 , Chapter 87 , Chapter 88 part 1 , Chapter 88 part 2 , Chapter 88 part 3 , Chapter 88 part 4 , Chapter 88 part 5 , Chapter 89 , Chapter 90 , Chapter 91 , Chapter 92 , Chapter 93 , Chapter 94 , Chapter 95 , Chapter 96 part 1 , Chapter 96 part 2 , Chapter 97 , Chapter 98 , Chapter 99