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Varney the Vampyre

LibriVox recording of the 1840s penny dreadful
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LibriVox recording of Varney the Vampyre Volume 1, by Thomas Preskett Prest.

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 does not have chapters labeled 41-43. The chapters have been renumbered to be consecutive in this project.

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  1. Preface (1.9Mb)
  2. Chapter 1 (14.2Mb)
  3. Chapter 2 (13.1Mb)
  4. Chapter 3 (13.8Mb)
  5. Chapter 4 (32Mb)
  6. Chapter 5 (23.5Mb)
  7. Chapter 6 (18.4Mb)
  8. Chapter 7 (24.7Mb)
  9. Chapter 8 (20.5Mb)
  10. Chapter 9 (9.7Mb)
  11. Chapter 10 (10.8Mb)
  12. Chapter 11 (15.5Mb)
  13. Chapter 12 (29.2Mb)
  14. Chapter 13 (26Mb)
  15. Chapter 14 (8.8Mb)
  16. Chapter 15 (30.2Mb)
  17. Chapter 16 (13.7Mb)
  18. Chapter 17 (22.4Mb)
  19. Chapter 18 (17.1Mb)
  20. Chapter 19 (26.4Mb)
  21. Chapter 20 (12.3Mb)
  22. Chapter 21 (15.9Mb)
  23. Chapter 22 (16.1Mb)
  24. Chapter 23 (27.2Mb)
  25. Chapter 24 (15.8Mb)
  26. Chapter 25 (26.7Mb)
  27. Chapter 26 (21.8Mb)
  28. Chapter 27 (24.7Mb)
  29. Chapter 28 (21.1Mb)
  30. Chapter 29 (11.2Mb)
  31. Chapter 30 (10.2Mb)
  32. Chapter 31 (20.7Mb)
  33. Chapter 32 (14.2Mb)
  34. Chapter 33 (18.7Mb)
  35. Chapter 34 (21.7Mb)
  36. Chapter 35 (12.3Mb)
  37. Chapter 36 (16.5Mb)
  38. Chapter 37 (33.8Mb)
  39. Chapter 38 (36.8Mb)
  40. Chapter 39 (23.1Mb)
  41. Chapter 40 (30.2Mb)
  42. Chapter 41 (40.5Mb)
  43. Chapter 42 (23.6Mb)
  44. Chapter 43 (13.8Mb)
  45. Chapter 44 (14.8Mb)
  46. Chapter 45 (15.1Mb)
  47. Chapter 46 (12.5Mb)
  48. Chapter 47 (7.4Mb)
  49. Chapter 48 (10.9Mb)
  50. Chapter 49 (10.6Mb)
  51. Chapter 50 (10.4Mb)
  52. Chapter 51 (10.3Mb)
  53. Chapter 52 (11.1Mb)
  54. Chapter 53 (11.3Mb)
  55. Chapter 54 (13.4Mb)
  56. Chapter 55 (16Mb)
  57. Chapter 56 (9.9Mb)
  58. Chapter 57 (14.9Mb)
  59. Chapter 58 (23.7Mb)
  60. Chapter 59 (17.2Mb)
  61. Chapter 60 (25.6Mb)
  62. Chapter 61 (27.9Mb)
  63. Chapter 62 (15Mb)
  64. Chapter 66 (12.6Mb)
  65. Chapter 67 (8.4Mb)
  66. Chapter 68 (16.5Mb)
  67. Chapter 69 (17.5Mb)
  68. Chapter 70 (22Mb)
  69. Chapter 71 (17.5Mb)
  70. Chapter 72 (31.9Mb)
  71. Chapter 73 (28.8Mb)
  72. Chapter 74 (11.8Mb)
  73. Chapter 75 (9.7Mb)
  74. Chapter 76 (15.8Mb)
  75. Chapter 77 (20.7Mb)
  76. Chapter 78 (15.5Mb)
  77. Chapter 79 (5.8Mb)
  78. Chapter 80 (18.3Mb)
  79. Chapter 81 (12.8Mb)
  80. Chapter 82 part 1 (20.4Mb)
  81. Chapter 82 part 2 (25.4Mb)
  82. Chapter 83 (15.5Mb)
  83. Chapter 84 (7.9Mb)
  84. Chapter 85 (20.2Mb)
  85. Chapter 86 (23Mb)
  86. Chapter 87 (26.7Mb)
  87. Chapter 88 part 1 (18.5Mb)
  88. Chapter 88 part 2 (7Mb)
  89. Chapter 88 part 3 (21.7Mb)
  90. Chapter 88 part 4 (11.9Mb)
  91. Chapter 88 part 5 (21.8Mb)
  92. Chapter 89 (14Mb)
  93. Chapter 90 (15.6Mb)
  94. Chapter 91 (16.7Mb)
  95. Chapter 92 (26Mb)
  96. Chapter 93 (12.9Mb)
  97. Chapter 94 (21Mb)
  98. Chapter 95 (21.6Mb)
  99. Chapter 96 part 1 (23.2Mb)
  100. Chapter 96 part 2 (18.8Mb)
  101. Chapter 97 (16.8Mb)
  102. Chapter 98 (19.6Mb)
  103. Chapter 99 (25.4Mb)
  104. Chapter 100 (24Mb)
  105. Chapter 101 (11.6Mb)
  106. Chapter 102 (14.7Mb)
  107. Chapter 103 (15.7Mb)
  108. Chapter 104 (31.4Mb)
  109. Chapter 105 (31.8Mb)
  110. Chapter 106 (28.5Mb)
  111. Chapter 107 (16.9Mb)
  112. Chapter 108 (16.7Mb)
  113. Chapter 109 (19.4Mb)
  114. Chapter 110 (10.3Mb)
  115. Chapter 111 (10.2Mb)
  116. Chapter 112 (8.1Mb)
  117. Chapter 113 (15.8Mb)
  118. Chapter 114 (17.1Mb)
  119. Chapter 115 (30.8Mb)
  120. Chapter 116 (31.3Mb)
  121. Chapter 117 (13.3Mb)
  122. Chapter 118 (11.3Mb)
  123. Chapter 119 (11.8Mb)
  124. Chapter 120 (14.2Mb)
  125. Chapter 121 (11.5Mb)
  126. Chapter 122 (15Mb)
  127. Chapter 123 (14.2Mb)
  128. Chapter 126 (22.7Mb)
  129. Chapter 127 (16.8Mb)
  130. Chapter 128 (19.6Mb)
  131. Chapter 129 (15.6Mb)
  132. Chapter 130 (16.8Mb)
  133. Chapter 131 (16.3Mb)
  134. Chapter 132 (15.2Mb)
  135. Chapter 133 (13.9Mb)
  136. Chapter 134 (14.5Mb)
  137. Chapter 135 (12.3Mb)
  138. Chapter 136 (15.5Mb)
  139. Chapter 137 (16.5Mb)
  140. Chapter 138 (10Mb)
  141. Chapter 139 (29.2Mb)
  142. Chapter 140 (15.2Mb)
  143. Chapter 141 (14.4Mb)
  144. Chapter 142 (18Mb)
  145. Chapter 143 (25Mb)
  146. Chapter 144 (27.4Mb)
  147. Chapter 145 (29.2Mb)
  148. Chapter 146 (18Mb)
  149. Chapter 147 (19Mb)
  150. Chapter 148 (18.9Mb)
  151. Chapter 149 (17.4Mb)
  152. Chapter 150 (27.1Mb)
  153. Chapter 151 (24.9Mb)
  154. Chapter 152 (14.2Mb)
  155. Chapter 153 (17Mb)
  156. Chapter 154 (14.2Mb)
  157. Chapter 155 (11.7Mb)
  158. Chapter 156 (11.9Mb)
  159. Chapter 157 (15.9Mb)
  160. Chapter 158 (12.3Mb)
  161. Chapter 159 (15.9Mb)
  162. Chapter 160 (10.1Mb)
  163. Chapter 161 (12.1Mb)
  164. Chapter 162 (21.8Mb)
  165. Chapter 163 (8.5Mb)
  166. Chapter 164 (11.5Mb)
  167. Chapter 165 (11.8Mb)
  168. Chapter 166 (11.5Mb)
  169. Chapter 167 (10.2Mb)
  170. Chapter 168 (10.6Mb)
  171. Chapter 169 (10Mb)
  172. Chapter 170 (9.8Mb)
  173. Chapter 171 (11.4Mb)
  174. Chapter 172 (10Mb)
  175. Chapter 173 (9.8Mb)
  176. Chapter 174 (9.6Mb)
  177. Chapter 175 (12.8Mb)
  178. Chapter 176 (10.7Mb)
  179. Chapter 177 (9.8Mb)
  180. Chapter 178 (9.9Mb)
  181. Chapter 179 (10.8Mb)
  182. Chapter 180 (9.8Mb)
  183. Chapter 181 (10.7Mb)
  184. Chapter 182 (9Mb)
  185. Chapter 183 (7.7Mb)
  186. Chapter 184 (8.1Mb)
  187. Chapter 185 (8.5Mb)
  188. Chapter 186 (11.1Mb)
  189. Chapter 187 (10.8Mb)
  190. Chapter 188 (10.8Mb)
  191. Chapter 189 (10.9Mb)
  192. Chapter 190 (10.9Mb)
  193. Chapter 191 (9.2Mb)
  194. Chapter 192 (8.1Mb)
  195. Chapter 193 (7.8Mb)
  196. Chapter 194 (9.8Mb)
  197. Chapter 195 (8.7Mb)
  198. Chapter 196 (8.4Mb)
  199. Chapter 197 (8.1Mb)
  200. Chapter 198 (7.8Mb)
  201. Chapter 199 (9.4Mb)
  202. Chapter 200 (8.5Mb)
  203. Chapter 201 (8.1Mb)
  204. Chapter 202 (8.6Mb)
  205. Chapter 203 (7.9Mb)
  206. Chapter 204 (8.2Mb)
  207. Chapter 205 (9.7Mb)
  208. Chapter 206 (11.6Mb)
  209. Chapter 207 (12.5Mb)
  210. Chapter 208 (11.1Mb)
  211. Chapter 209 (11.3Mb)
  212. Chapter 210 (7.2Mb)
  213. Chapter 211 (12.7Mb)
  214. Chapter 212 (12.4Mb)
  215. Chapter 213 (10.9Mb)
  216. Chapter 214 (12.1Mb)
  217. Chapter 215 (13.1Mb)
  218. Chapter 216 (13.2Mb)
  219. Chapter 217 (12Mb)
  220. Chapter 218 (11.8Mb)
  221. Chapter 219 (13Mb)
  222. Chapter 220 (7.7Mb)
  223. Chapter 221 (9.6Mb)
  224. Chapter 222 (10.3Mb)
  225. Chapter 223 (6.4Mb)
  226. Chapter 224 (10.4Mb)
  227. Chapter 225 (7.6Mb)
  228. Chapter 226 (5.6Mb)
  229. Chapter 227 (8.5Mb)
  230. Chapter 228 (8Mb)
  231. Chapter 229 (8.7Mb)
  232. Chapter 230 (10.3Mb)
  233. Chapter 231 (10.3Mb)
  234. Chapter 232 (10.8Mb)
  235. Chapter 233 (16.3Mb)
  236. Chapter 234 (8.7Mb)
  237. Chapter 235 (6.4Mb)
  238. Chapter 236 (3.3Mb)
  239. Chapter 237 (3.7Mb)

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