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Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 3

by Thomas Peckett PREST (1810 - 1859)

Chapter 198

This is volume 3 of 3. -- 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)

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Listen next episodes of Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 3:
Chapter 199 , Chapter 200 , Chapter 201 , Chapter 202 , Chapter 203 , Chapter 204 , Chapter 205 , Chapter 206 , Chapter 207 , Chapter 208 , Chapter 209 , Chapter 210 , Chapter 211 , Chapter 212 , Chapter 213 , Chapter 214 , Chapter 215 , Chapter 216 , Chapter 217 , Chapter 218 , Chapter 219 , Chapter 220 , Chapter 221 , Chapter 222 , Chapter 223 , Chapter 224 , Chapter 225 , Chapter 226 , Chapter 227 , Chapter 228 , Chapter 229 , Chapter 230 , Chapter 231 , Chapter 232 , Chapter 233 , Chapter 234 , Chapter 235 , Chapter 236 , Chapter 237