Over the course of the series, Varney is portayed increasingly sympathetically as a victim of circumstances. At various points in the narrative Varney is described as a supernatural being who has lived since the time of King Henry IV (1367–1413) a turncoat following the conclusion of the English Civil War (1642–1651), punished for killing his son in a fit of rage by being transformed into a vampire and a modern-day criminal who was brought back to life after his execution by hanging. Senf has commented that it is “almost as difficult to classify as a literary work as it is to read”. Varney the Vampire contains so many inconsistencies, not least in the characterisation of Varney himself, that the academic Carol A. The story, written either by James Malcolm Rymer or Thomas Preckett Prest, proceeds at “breakneck speed”, targeting an unsophisticated audience more interested in “galloping suspense than in coherence or subtle character development”, but it was nevertheless one of the most popular literary works of its time. But unlike later fictional vampires, Varney is able to go about in daylight and has no particular fear of crosses or garlic.
The stories tell of the fictional vampire Sir Francis Varney, and introduce many of the tropes present in vampire fiction recognisable to modern audiences: his fangs leave two puncture wounds on the necks of his victims, he enters through a window to attack a sleeping maiden, he has hypnotic powers and superhuman strength.
that ran from 1845–1847, Varney the Vampire or, the Feast of Blood. Varney the Vampire is the main character in a series of penny dreadfuls Cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century, typically a story published in weekly parts, each costing a penny.
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