Creatures of the Night (Boxed Set Edition)

Creatures of the Night (Boxed Set Edition)
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Vampires and werewolves have existed alongside humans since antiquity, or at least the tales of them. Reawaken the fear, the dread and the obsession with the creatures of the night with this meticulously edited collection of the greatest horror classics of all time: Vampires: The Vampyre (John William Polidori) Dracula (Bram Stoker) Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker) Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier) Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu) Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton) The Vampire (Jan Neruda) Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas PeckettPrest and James Malcolm Rymer) The Vampire of Croglin Grange (Augustus Hare) The Vampire Maid (Hume Nisbet) The Room in the Tower (E. F. Benson) Mrs.Amworth (E. F. Benson) Vampires and Vampirism (Dudley Wright) Werewolves: The Lay of the Were-Wolf (Marie de France) The Wolf Leader (Alexandre Dumas Père) Wagner the Wehr-wolf (George W. M. Reynolds) The Werewolf (Eugene Field) The Man-Wolf (ÉmileErckmann&AlexandreChatrian) The Mark of the Beast (Rudyard Kipling) The Horror-Horn (E. F. Benson) In the Forest of Villefére (Robert E. Howard) Wolfshead (Robert E. Howard) Werewolf of the Sahara (Gladys Gordon Trenery) The Werewolf Howls (Clifford Ball)

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Creatures of the Night (Boxed Set Edition)

Table of Contents

Vampires

The Vampyre (John William Polidori)

EXTRACT OF A LETTER. FROM GENEVA

INTRODUCTION

THE VAMPYRE

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF LORD BYRON'S RESIDENCE IN THE ISLAND OF MITYLENE

Account Of Lord Byron's Residence, &c

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)

Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)

Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1. AN EARLY FRIGHT

CHAPTER 2. A GUEST

CHAPTER 3. WE COMPARE NOTES

CHAPTER 4. HER HABITS — A SAUNTER

CHAPTER 5. A WONDERFUL LIKENESS

CHAPTER 6. A VERY STRANGE AGONY

CHAPTER 7. DESCENDING

CHAPTER 8. SEARCH

CHAPTER 9. THE DOCTOR

CHAPTER 10. BEREAVED

CHAPTER 11. THE STORY

CHAPTER 12. A PETITION

CHAPTER 13. THE WOODMAN

CHAPTER 14. THE MEETING

CHAPTER 15. ORDEAL AND EXECUTION

CONCLUSION

Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)

PREFACE

PREFACE TO THE FIRST (1870) EDITION

INTRODUCTION

VIKRAM AND THE VAMPIRE

THE VAMPIRE’S FIRST STORY —In which a man deceives a woman

THE VAMPIRE’S SECOND STORY —Of the Relative Villany of Men and Women

THE VAMPIRE’S THIRD STORY —Of a High-minded Family

THE VAMPIRE’S FOURTH STORY —Of A Woman Who Told The Truth

THE VAMPIRE’S FIFTH STORY —Of the Thief Who Laughed and Wept

THE VAMPIRE’S SIXTH STORY —In Which Three Men Dispute about a Woman

THE VAMPIRE’S SEVENTH STORY —Showing the Exceeding Folly of Many Wise Fools

THE VAMPIRE’S EIGHTH STORY —Of the Use and Misuse of Magic Pills

THE VAMPIRE’S NINTH STORY —Showing That a Man’s Wife Belongs Not to His Body but to His Head

THE VAMPIRE’S TENTH STORY [168] —Of the Marvellous Delicacy of Three Queens

THE VAMPIRE’S ELEVENTH STORY —Which Puzzles Raja Vikram

CONCLUSION

FOOTNOTES

The Vampire (Jan Neruda)

Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm Rymer)

VOLUME 1

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

MIDNIGHT.—THE HAIL-STORM.—THE DREADFUL VISITOR.—THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER II

THE ALARM.—THE PISTOL SHOT.—THE PURSUIT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER III

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BODY.—FLORA'S RECOVERY AND MADNESS.—THE OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FROM SIR FRANCIS VARNEY

CHAPTER IV

THE MORNING.—THE CONSULTATION.—THE FEARFUL SUGGESTION

CHAPTER V

THE NIGHT WATCH.—THE PROPOSAL.—THE MOONLIGHT.—THE FEARFUL ADVENTURE

CHAPTER VI

A GLANCE AT THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY.—THE PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MYSTERIOUS APPARITION'S APPEARANCE

CHAPTER VII

THE VISIT TO THE VAULT OF THE BANNERWORTHS, AND ITS UNPLEASANT RESULT.—THE MYSTERY

CHAPTER VIII

THE COFFIN.—THE ABSENCE OF THE DEAD.—THE MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THE CONSTERNATION OF GEORGE

CHAPTER IX

THE OCCURRENCES OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL.—THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE VAMPYRE, AND THE PISTOL-SHOT

CHAPTER X

THE RETURN FROM THE VAULT.—THE ALARM, AND THE SEARCH AROUND THE HALL

CHAPTER XI

THE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE LOVER.—THE HEART'S DESPAIR

CHAPTER XII

CHARLES HOLLAND'S SAD FEELINGS.—THE PORTRAIT.—THE OCCURRENCE OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL

CHAPTER XIII

THE OFFER FOR THE HALL.—THE VISIT TO SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE STRANGE RESEMBLANCE.—A DREADFUL SUGGESTION

CHAPTER XIV

HENRY'S AGREEMENT WITH SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL AT THE HALL.—FLORA'S ALARM

CHAPTER XV

THE OLD ADMIRAL AND HIS SERVANT.—THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE LANDLORD OF THE NELSON'S ARMS

CHAPTER XVI

THE MEETING OF THE LOVERS IN THE GARDEN.—AN AFFECTING SCENE.—THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY

CHAPTER XVII

THE EXPLANATION.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADMIRAL AT THE HOUSE.—A SCENE OF CONFUSION, AND SOME OF ITS RESULTS

CHAPTER XVIII

THE ADMIRAL'S ADVICE.—THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE.—THE NEW SERVANT AT THE HALL

CHAPTER XIX

FLORA IN HER CHAMBER.—HER FEARS.—THE MANUSCRIPT.—AN ADVENTURE

CHAPTER XX

THE DREADFUL MISTAKE.—THE TERRIFIC INTERVIEW IN THE CHAMBER.—THE ATTACK OF THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER XXI

THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNCLE AND NEPHEW, AND THE ALARM

CHAPTER XXII

THE CONSULTATION.—THE DETERMINATION TO LEAVE THE HALL

CHAPTER XXIII

THE ADMIRAL'S ADVICE TO CHARLES HOLLAND.—THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER XXIV

THE LETTER TO CHARLES.—THE QUARREL.—THE ADMIRAL'S NARRATIVE.—THE MIDNIGHT MEETING

CHAPTER XXV

THE ADMIRAL'S OPINION.—THE REQUEST OF CHARLES

CHAPTER XXVI

THE MEETING BY MOONLIGHT IN THE PARK.—THE TURRET WINDOW IN THE HALL.—THE LETTERS

CHAPTER XXVII

THE NOBLE CONFIDENCE OF FLORA BANNERWORTH IN HER LOVER.—HER OPINION OF THE THREE LETTERS.—THE ADMIRAL'S ADMIRATION

CHAPTER XXVIII

MR. MARCHDALE'S EXCULPATION OF HIMSELF.—THE SEARCH THROUGH THE GARDENS.—THE SPOT OF THE DEADLY STRUGGLE.—THE MYSTERIOUS PAPER

CHAPTER XXIX

A PEEP THROUGH AN IRON GRATING.—THE LONELY PRISONER IN HIS DUNGEON.—THE MYSTERY

CHAPTER XXX

THE VISIT OF FLORA TO THE VAMPYRE.—THE OFFER.—THE SOLEMN ASSEVERATION

CHAPTER XXXI

SIR FRANCIS VARNEY AND HIS MYSTERIOUS VISITOR.—THE STRANGE CONFERENCE

CHAPTER XXXII

THE THOUSAND POUNDS.—THE STRANGER'S PRECAUTIONS

CHAPTER XXXIII

THE STRANGE INTERVIEW.—THE CHASE THROUGH THE HALL

CHAPTER XXXIV

THE THREAT.—ITS CONSEQUENCES.—THE RESCUE, AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S DANGER

CHAPTER XXXV

THE EXPLANATION.—MARCHDALE'S ADVICE.—THE PROJECTED REMOVAL, AND THE ADMIRAL'S ANGER

CHAPTER XXXVI

THE CONSULTATION.—THE DUEL AND ITS RESULTS

CHAPTER XXXVII

SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S SEPARATE OPPONENTS.—THE INTERPOSITION OF FLORA

CHAPTER XXXVIII

MARCHDALE'S OFFER.—THE CONSULTATION AT BANNERWORTH HALL.—THE MORNING OF THE DUEL

CHAPTER XXXIX

THE STORM AND THE FIGHT.-THE ADMIRAL'S REPUDIATION OF HIS PRINCIPAL

CHAPTER XL

THE POPULAR RIOT.—SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S DANGER.—THE SUGGESTION AND ITS RESULTS

CHAPTER XLIV

VARNEY'S DANGER, AND HIS RESCUE.—THE PRISONER AGAIN, AND THE SUBTERRANEAN VAULT

CHAPTER XLV

THE OPEN GRAVES.—THE DEAD BODIES.—A SCENE OF TERROR

CHAPTER XLVI

THE PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING BANNERWORTH HALL, AND THE MYSTERIOUS CONDUCT OF THE ADMIRAL AND MR. CHILLINGWORTH

CHAPTER XLVII

THE REMOVAL FROM THE HALL.—THE NIGHT WATCH, AND THE ALARM

CHAPTER XLVIII

THE STAKE AND THE DEAD BODY

CHAPTER XLIX

THE MOB'S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S.—THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION

CHAPTER L

THE MOB'S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S.—THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION

CHAPTER LI

THE ATTACK UPON THE VAMPYRE'S HOUSE.—THE STORY OF THE ATTACK.—THE FORCING OF THE DOORS, AND THE STRUGGLE

CHAPTER LII

THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE MOB AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—THE WINE CELLARS

CHAPTER LIII

THE DESTRUCTION OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S HOUSE BY FIRE.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY, AND A SECOND MOB

CHAPTER LIV

THE BURNING OF VARNEY'S HOUSE.—A NIGHT SCENE.—POPULAR SUPERSTITION

CHAPTER LV

THE RETURN OF THE MOB AND MILITARY TO THE TOWN.—THE MADNESS OF THE MOB.—THE GROCER'S REVENGE

CHAPTER LVI

THE DEPARTURE OF THE BANNERWORTHS FROM THE HALL.—THE NEW ABODE.—JACK PRINGLE, PILOT

CHAPTER LVII

THE LONELY WATCH, AND THE ADVENTURE IN THE DESERTED HOUSE

CHAPTER LVIII

THE ARRIVAL OF JACK PRINGLE.—MIDNIGHT AND THE VAMPYRE.—THE MYSTERIOUS HAT

CHAPTER LIX

THE WARNING.—THE NEW PLAN OF OPERATION.—THE INSULTING MESSAGE FROM VARNEY

CHAPTER LX

THE INTERRUPTED BREAKFAST AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S

CHAPTER LXI

THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.—THE PARTICULARS OF THE SUICIDE AT BANNERWORTH HALL

CHAPTER LXII

THE MYSTERIOUS MEETING IN THE RUIN AGAIN.—THE VAMPYRE'S ATTACK UPON THE CONSTABLE

CHAPTER LXIII

THE GUESTS AT THE INN, AND THE STORY OF THE DEAD UNCLE

CHAPTER LXIV

THE VAMPIRE IN THE MOONLIGHT.—THE FALSE FRIEND

CHAPTER LXV

VARNEY'S VISIT TO THE DUNGEON OF THE LONELY PRISONER IN THE RUINS

VOLUME 2

CHAPTER LXVI

FLORA BANNERWORTH'S APPARENT INCONSISTENCY.—THE ADMIRAL'S CIRCUMSTANCES AND ADVICE.—MR. CHILLINGWORTH'S MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE

CHAPTER LXVII

THE ADMIRAL'S STORY OF THE BEAUTIFUL BELINDA

CHAPTER LXVIII

MARCHDALE'S ATTEMPTED VILLANY, AND THE RESULT

CHAPTER LXIX

FLORA BANNERWORTH AND HER MOTHER.—THE EPISODE OF CHIVALRY

CHAPTER LXX

THE FUNERAL OF THE STRANGER OF THE INN.—THE POPULAR COMMOTION, AND MRS. CHILLINGWORTH'S APPEAL TO THE MOB.—THE NEW RIOT.—THE HALL IN DANGER

CHAPTER LXXI

THE STRANGE MEETING AT THE HALL BETWEEN MR. CHILLINGWORTH AND THE MYSTERIOUS FRIEND OF VARNEY

CHAPTER LXXII

THE STRANGE STORY.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE MOB AT THE HALL, AND THEIR DISPERSION

CHAPTER LXXIII

THE VISIT OF THE VAMPIRE.—THE GENERAL MEETING

CHAPTER LXXIV

THE MEETING OF CHARLES AND FLORA

CHAPTER LXXV

MUTUAL EXPLANATIONS, AND THE VISIT TO THE RUINS

CHAPTER LXXVI

THE SECOND NIGHT-WATCH OF MR. CHILLINGWORTH AT THE HALL

CHAPTER LXXVII

VARNEY IN THE GARDEN.—THE COMMUNICATION OF DR. CHILLINGWORTH TO THE ADMIRAL AND HENRY

CHAPTER LXXVIII

THE ALTERCATION BETWEEN VARNEY AND THE EXECUTIONER IN THE HALL.—THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT

CHAPTER LXXIX

THE VAMPYRE'S DANGER.—THE LAST REFUGE.—THE RUSE OF HENRY BANNERWORTH

CHAPTER LXXX

THE DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF MARCHDALE IN THE RUINS BY THE MOB.—THE BURNING OF THE CORPSE.—THE MURDER OF THE HANGMAN

CHAPTER LXXXI

THE VAMPYRE'S FLIGHT.—HIS DANGER, AND THE LAST PLACE OF REFUGE

CHAPTER LXXXII

CHARLES HOLLAND'S PURSUIT OF THE VAMPYRE.—THE DANGEROUS INTERVIEW

CHAPTER LXXXIII

THE MYSTERIOUS ARRIVAL AT THE INN.—THE HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN.—THE LETTER TO VARNEY

CHAPTER LXXXIV

THE EXCITED POPULACE.—VARNEY HUNTED.—THE PLACE OF REFUGE

CHAPTER LXXXV

THE HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN GETS INTO DANGER.—HE IS FIRED AT, AND SHOWS SOME OF HIS QUALITY

CHAPTER LXXXVI

THE DISCOVERY OF THE POCKET BOOK OF MARMADUKE BANNERWORTH.—ITS MYSTERIOUS CONTENTS

CHAPTER LXXXVII

THE HUNT FOR VARNEY.—THE HOUSE-TOPS.—THE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—THE LAST PLACE OF REFUGE.—THE COTTAGE

CHAPTER LXXXVIII

THE RECEPTION OF THE VAMPYRE BY FLORA.—VARNEY SUBDUED

CHAPTER LXXXIX

TELLS WHAT BECAME OF THE SECOND VAMPYRE WHO SOUGHT VARNEY

CHAPTER XC

DR. CHILLINGWORTH AT THE HALL.—THE ENCOUNTER OF MYSTERY.—THE CONFLICT.—THE RESCUE, AND THE PICTURE

CHAPTER XCI

THE GRAND CONSULTATION BROKEN UP BY MRS. CHILLINGWORTH, AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF VARNEY

CHAPTER XCII

THE MISADVENTURE OF THE DOCTOR WITH THE PICTURE

CHAPTER XCIII

THE ALARM AT ANDERBURY.—THE SUSPICIONS OF THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY, AND THE MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER XCIV

THE VISITOR, AND THE DEATH IN THE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE

CHAPTER XCV

THE MARRIAGE IN THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY ARRANGED

CHAPTER XCVI

THE BARON TAKES ANDERBURY HOUSE, AND DECIDES UPON GIVING A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT

CHAPTER XCVII

THE ADMIRAL'S PREPARATIONS, AND THE VISIT TO DEARBROOK

CHAPTER XCVIII

THE INTERVIEW WITH THE QUAKER AT DEARBROOK

CHAPTER XCIX

THE BARON BECOMES MASTER OF ANDERBURY-ON-THE-MOUNT, AND BEGINS TO CONGRATULATE HIMSELF. -- THE DREAM

CHAPTER C

MR. LEEK SPECULATES UPON THE BARON'S MATRIMONIAL INTENTIONS

CHAPTER CI

THE GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE BARON AT ANDERBURY HOUSE, AND HIS ANNOUNCEMENT

CHAPTER CII

THE WEDDING FEAST. -- THE ADMIRAL'S DISAPPOINTMENT

CHAPTER CIII

DR. CHILLINGWORTH MAKES URGENT INQUIRIES FOR THE VAMPYRE; AND THE LAWYER GIVES SOME ADVICE CONCERNING THE QUAKER

CHAPTER CIV

THE BONE-HOUSE OF THE CHURCHYARD OF ANDERBURY. -- THE RESUSCITATION. -- THE FIGHT, AND THE ESCAPE OF THE DEAD. -- THE BOAT, AND THE VAIN PURSUIT

CHAPTER CV

THE BARON PROPOSES FOR HELEN WILLIAMS, AND IS DULY ACCEPTED, WITH A COMPLIMENT ON HIS BEAUTY

CHAPTER CVI

THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BARON'S MARRIAGE. -- THE YOUNG LOVER, AND THE REMONSTRANCE

CHAPTER CVII

THE YOUNG SAILOR SAVED BY JACK PRINGLE TURNS OUT TO BE AN IMPORTANT PERSONAGE

CHAPTER CVIII

THE DECISION AGAINST THE DOCTOR, AND MORE NEWS OF VARNEY, THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER CIX

THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE WEDDING OF THE BARON STOLMUYER OF SALTZBURGH

CHAPTER CX

JACK PRINGLE CALLS UPON MRS. WILLIAMS, AND TELLS HER A PIECE OF HIS MIND UPON AFFAIRS IN GENERAL

CHAPTER CXI

THE WEDDING-DAY FIXED, AND THE GUESTS INVITED

CHAPTER CXII

THE SINGULAR INVITATION TO THE BARON'S WEDDING

CHAPTER CXIII

JAMES ANDERSON SEEKS AND OBTAINS AN INTERVIEW WITH MRS. WILLIAMS

CHAPTER CXIV

MRS. WILLIAMS'S MANOEUVRE TO GET RID OF ANDERSON

CHAPTER CXV

THE RETURN OF THE RESUSCITATED MAN, AND THE ROBBERY AT ANDERBURY HOUSE

CHAPTER CXVI

JACK PRINGLE FALLS IN LOVE, AND HAS RATHER AN UNHAPPY ADVENTURE WITH A BOLD DRAGOON

CHAPTER CXVII

THE PROPOSAL OF JACK PRINGLE TO TAKE ANDERSON TO THE WEDDING

CHAPTER CXVIII

THE BARON'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARRIAGE, AND THE WEDDING MORNING

CHAPTER CXIX

A RATHER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE AT THE BARON'S WEDDING

CHAPTER CXX

THE HUNT FOR THE VAMPYRE IN THE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE

CHAPTER CXXI

THE DEATH OF THE INQUISITIVE GUEST. -- THE ESCAPE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY

CHAPTER CXXII

MRS. WILLIAMS VISITS THE BANNERWORTHS AT THE INN. -- THE MARRIAGE OF JAMES ANDERSON WITH HELEN

CHAPTER CXXIII

MRS. WILLIAMS TAKES THE INITIATIVE, AND NEARLY CATCHES AN ADMIRAL

CHAPTER CXXVI

THE ADMIRAL IN A BREEZE. -- A GENERAL COMMOTION, AND JACK PRINGLE MUCH WANTED, BUT NOT TO BE FOUND

CHAPTER CXXVII

A CHANGE OF SCENE AND CIRCUMSTANCES. -- AN EVENT IN LONDON

CHAPTER CXXVIII

THE NEW LODGER. -- A NIGHT ALARM. -- A MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE

CHAPTER CXXIX

THE UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT. -- MR. SMITH'S DISAPPOINTMENT, AND THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. MEREDITH

CHAPTER CXXX

A BREAKFAST SCENE. -- A MATCH-MAKING MOTHER

CHAPTER CXXXI

MRS. MEREDITH'S FRIEND. -- EXCHANGE OF SERVICES, AND COMPACT

VOLUME 3

CHAPTER CXXXII

THE EXPLANATION, AND THE PROPOSAL. -- A TETE-A-TETE

CHAPTER CXXXIII

MRS. MEREDITH'S CONSULTATION WITH MR. TWISSEL, AND HER RESOLVE

CHAPTER CXXXIV

THE INTRODUCTION. -- THE ATTORNEY'S FIRST FEELER

CHAPTER CXXXV

MR. TWISSEL'S MISADVENTURES. -- THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING FOUND IN THE BANK WITHOUT GIVING A SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT OF YOUR BUSINESS THERE. -- AN UNPLEASANT DILEMMA

CHAPTER CXXXVI

AN EVENING WITH COLONEL DEVERILL. -- THE STRATAGEM OF MRS. MEREDITH

CHAPTER CXXXVII

THE DIFFICULTIES TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE CHOICE OF A BRIDESMAID

CHAPTER CXXXVIII

MR. TWISSEL'S MISFORTUNES, AND HIS RESOLUTION NEVER TO GIVE IN

CHAPTER CXXXIX

MRS. MEREDITH HAS A CONVERSATION WITH MR. TWISSEL. -- THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THE INVITATION

CHAPTER CXL

A PLEASANT EVENING. -- THE BRIDESMAIDS

CHAPTER CXLI

A NEW CHARACTER. -- MISS TWISSEL'S VISITOR. -- THE INVITATIONS

CHAPTER CXLII

THE WEDDING MORNING. -- DISRUPTION OF HARMONY, AND THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE. -- THE CONCLUSION

CHAPTER CXLIII

A SCENE IN WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL. -- THE CATHEDRAL ROBBERS. -- A STORM. -- THE VAULTS BENEATH THE AISLE. -- THE FLIGHT OF THE ROBBERS, AND THE RESUSCITATED CORPSE

CHAPTER CXLIV

THE STAR HOTEL, AND THE STRANGER'S ARRIVAL. -- A REMARKABLE COUNTENANCE. -- THE ILLNESS AND DEATH OF THE STRANGER. -- A STRANGE REQUEST COMPLIED WITH

CHAPTER CXLV

A RURAL SCENE BY MOONLIGHT. -- THE STORM. -- AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. -- A NEW AND STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE ACQUIRED. -- A DISAPPOINTMENT

CHAPTER CXLVI

THE ALARM AT THE INN. -- BED-CHAMBER TERRORS. -- A NIGHT SCENE. -- A MORNING SUCCEEDING TO A NIGHT OF ADVENTURE

CHAPTER CXLVII

CHAPTER CXLVIII

THE ROAD, AND THE TRAVELLERS. -- THE PLEASURES OF DOING GOOD. -- THE BEGGAR WOMAN. -- SIR FRANCIS VARNEY A PHILANTHROPIST

CHAPTER CXLIX

THE ENTRANCE INTO BATH. -- A NEW SCENE. -- THE HOTEL AND THE LODGINGS. -- THE ATTENTIONS OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY

CHAPTER CL

SIR FRANCIS VARNEY IN BATH. -- THE OLD WOMAN AND HER FANCIES. -- THE MURDER IN BATH. -- THE TREASURE

CHAPTER CLI

THE SCENE AT THE HOTEL. -- THE RELATION OF THE CAUSE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY'S PALENESS

CHAPTER CLII

THE SCENE OF THE MURDER. -- THE VISIT TO THE HOUSE. -- THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TREASURE

CHAPTER CLIII

THE ASSEMBLY. -- SIR FRANCIS'S FIRST OVERTURES TO MARY STEVENS. -- THE BREAKFAST SCENE. -- AND THE HONOUR DECLINED

CHAPTER CLIV

THE TWO SISTERS. -- MARY STEVENS'S DISLIKE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY. -- AN USELESS SUIT. -- DISUNION

CHAPTER CLV

THE EFFECTS OF PERSEVARANCE. -- SIR FRANCIS VARNEY AND MARY STEVENS. -- AN EVENING PARTY AND CONVERSATION

CHAPTER CLVI

THE WEDDING MORNING. -- THE PROGRESS OF JUSTICE, AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERER. -- THE DISSIPATION OF A SCENE

CHAPTER CLVII

THE MURDER IN THE WOOD DEL NOTTI. -- A NEAPOLITAN SCENE

CHAPTER CLVIII

A MAIDEN'S MIND DISTURBED. -- AN EASY WAY OF PROMOTING COMFORT OF CONSCIENCE. -- THE MONK

CHAPTER CLIX

THE WATCH BY THE DEAD MAN'S SIDE. -- THE DEAD ALIVE. -- THE DEATH-STRUGGLE, AND THE MURDER OF THE MONK

CHAPTER CLX

THE DEVIL A MONK WOULD BE. -- THE DEMAND FOR ADMISSION INTO THE CONVENT OF ST. MARY MAGDALEN. -- THE FORTRESS AND THE MONK

CHAPTER CLXI

FATHER FRANCIS'S INTERVIEW WITH THE ABBESS OF ST. MARY MAGDALEN. -- THE OBJECTS AND WISHES OF THE HOLY FATHER

CHAPTER CLXII

THE CELL OF THE NEOPHITE. -- THE INTERVIEW. -- THE UNEXPECTED TURN GIVEN TO THE AFFAIRS AT THE CONVENT OF MARY MAGDALEN

CHAPTER CLXIII

THE NUN'S ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE CONVENT OF ST. MARY MAGDALEN. -- THE PURSUIT AND THE DISCLOSURE. -- THE ESCAPE OF THE PRETENDED MONK

CHAPTER CLXIV

THE STORM. -- A SHIPWRECK AT SEA. -- THE HAPLESS FATE OF THE MARINERS

CHAPTER CLXV

THE FISHERMEN. -- THE DESPAIRING CRY OF THE MARINERS. -- THE BREAKERS FROM THE SHORE

CHAPTER CLXVI

THE ONE BODY WASHED ASHORE. -- THE FIRST REQUEST. -- THE SHIPWRECKED STRANGER

CHAPTER CLXVII

THE FISHERMAN'S COTTAGE. -- THE FIRESIDE, AND THE TRAVELLER'S BED

CHAPTER CLXVIII

THE NIGHT IN THE FISHERMAN'S HUT. -- THE MIDNIGHT FEAST OF BLOOD. -- THE CHASE, AND THE GUN-SHOT

CHAPTER CLXIX

THE ASSASSINS ON THE RIALTO. -- THE ATTACK AND DEFEAT. -- THE STRANGER

CHAPTER CLXX

COUNT POLLIDORI'S PALACE. -- SIGNORA ISABELLA, THE COUNT'S DAUGHTER. -- THE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER CLXXI

THE OPINIONS OF DOCTOR PILLETTO. -- THE STRANGER'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. -- THE WELCOME OF THE SIGNORA

CHAPTER CLXXII

THE COUNT POLLIDORI'S RECOVERY. -- THE INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA ISABELLA. -- THE CONSENT

CHAPTER CLXXIII

THE WEDDING MORNING. -- THE NEW ARRIVAL. -- THE DISAPPERANCE OF THE VAMPYRE BRIDEGROOM

CHAPTER CLXXIV

THE TWO HIGHWAYMEN. -- THE MURDER AT THE GIBBET'S FOOT. -- THE RIDE TO THE GOLDEN PIPPIN

CHAPTER CLXXV

THE HORRORS OF THE NIGHT. -- THE DISCOVERY IN THE ROAD. -- CONTENTION BETWEEN MAN AND HORSE. -- COMFORTABLE QUARTERS IN THE GOLDEN PIPPIN

CHAPTER CLXXVI

THE GRAZIER'S RELATION, AND HIS FIRST TERRORS. -- THE EFFECTS OF GOOD CHEER AND THE SUDDEN INTERRUPTION TO A PLEASANT PARTY

CHAPTER CLXXVII

THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER'S ARRIVAL. -- THE CONSTERNATION OF THE GUESTS. -- THE GRAZIER'S TERRORS, AND POWERS OF IDENTITY. -- THE LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER

CHAPTER CLXXVIII

THE MIDNIGHT CRY OF ALARM. -- THE VAMPYRE'S MEAL. -- THE CHASE ACROSS THE FIELDS. -- THE DEATH OF THE LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER

CHAPTER CLXXIX

THE HOTEL. -- THE FASHIONABLE ARRIVAL. -- THE YOUNG HEIRESS

CHAPTER CLXXX

THE SECOND ARRIVAL AT THE LONDON HOTEL. -- THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST

CHAPTER CLXXXI

THE NIGHT ALARM -- A SCENE OF CONFUSION. -- MR. BLUE SUSPECTED

CHAPTER CLXXXII

THE WAITER TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAKES' DISTURBANCE TO GEORGE AND FRANCIS

CHAPTER CLXXXIII

THE COMMUNICATION OF THE SERVANTS RESPECTING THE LAKE FAMILY

CHAPTER CLXXXIV

THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.-THE NIGHT WATCH

CHAPTER CLXXXV

THE VAMPIRE'S FEAST. -- THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT

CHAPTER CLXXXVI

THE MEETING IN ST. JAMES'S PARK

CHAPTER CLXXXVII

THE CHURCHYARD AT HAMPSTEAD. -- THE RESUSCITATION OF A VAMPIRE

CHAPTER CLXXXVIII

THE VAMPYRE. -- THE FLIGHT. -- THE WATCHMAN IN THE VALE OF HEALTH

CHAPTER CLXXXIX

MISS LAKE PASSES A FEARFUL NIGHT. -- THE IMPOSTOR PUNISHE [sic]

CHAPTER CXC

THE VAMPYRE DISCOVERED. -- THE ESCAPE ON THE THAMES

CHAPTER CXCI

THE PLOT DISCOVERED. -- THE LETTER LEFT AT THE HOTEL BY THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER CXCII

THE MEETING IN THE MORNING AT THE HOTEL -- THE PREPARATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY

CHAPTER CXCIII

THE VAMPYRE'S VISIT TO THE BARRACKS AT KINGSTON. -- THE YOUNG OFFICER

CHAPTER CXCIV

AN ECLAIRCISSEMENT. -- THE INNOCENT TRIUMPHANT

CHAPTER CXCV

THE VAMPYRE HAS SERIOUS THOUGHTS. -- THE DREAM. -- THE RESOLUTION

CHAPTER CXCVI

THE SCOTCH PACKET SHIP. -- THE SUICIDE

CHAPTER CXCVII

THE OLD MANOR HOUSE. -- THE RESCUE. -- VARNEY'S DESPAIR

CHAPTER CXCVIII

A FAMILY SCENE. -- THE SISTERS. -- THE HORRIBLE ALARM

CHAPTER CXCIX

THE SEXTON'S AVARICE. -- THE DEAD AND THE LIVING. -- THE RING

CHAPTER CC

THE RECOVERY. -- THE SEXTON'S FRIGHT. -- THE COMPACT

CHAPTER CCI

THE NIGHT ALARM. -- THE VAMPYRE'S ATTACK UPON THE BRIDE

CHAPTER CCII

THE DEFILE IN THE ROCKS. -- THE HORSEMAN AND THE ACCIDENT

CHAPTER CCIII

THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE. -- THE NEWS OF DESPAIR. -- THE FINDING THE BODY

CHAPTER CCIV

THE SICK CHAMBER AT THE GRANGE. -- THE NIGHT

CHAPTER CCV

A MIDNIGHT ALARM. -- THE CHASE. -- THE MYSTERY

CHAPTER CCVI

THE SIGHT OF TERROR. -- THE DOCTOR'S SUSPICIONS. -- THE NIGHT WATCH

CHAPTER CCVII

FAMILY TROUBLES. -- THE HOUSE OF MOURNING

CHAPTER CCVIII

THE NIGHT WATCH. -- THE SURPRISE. -- THE CHASE

CHAPTER CCIX

THE FUNERAL. -- A STRANGE INCIDENT

CHAPTER CCX

THE STRANGE VISITOR TO THE OLD CHURCH AT NIGHT

CHAPTER CCXI

WILL STEPHEN'S VISIT TO THE FAMILY VAULT WITH THE SAW-DUST, AND WHAT HE SAW THERE

CHAPTER CCXII

THE APPARITION IN THE CHURCH. -- WILL STEPHENS' SWOON. -- THE MORNING

CHAPTER CCXIII

THE ALARM FROM THE BELFRY. -- THE BEADLE IN A QUANDARY

CHAPTER CCXIV

THE CLERGYMAN'S VISIT TO THE VAULT. -- RESCUE OF THE SEXTON

CHAPTER CCXV

THE YOUNG LOVER'S MIDNIGHT WATCH

CHAPTER CCXVI

THE HORRORS OF THE GRAVE. -- A FRIGHTFUL ADVENTURE

CHAPTER CCXVII

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. -- THE STONE SLAB. -- THE VAMPIRE

CHAPTER CCXVIII

THE YOUNG GIRL IN THE VILLAGE, AND THE AWFUL VISIT

CHAPTER CCXIX

THE AWFUL SUPPOSITION -- A RESOLUTION

CHAPTER CCXX

THE GRAND CONSULTATION AT THE ALE-HOUSE. -- THE AWFUL SUGGESTION

CHAPTER CCXXI

THE NIGHT WATCH. -- THE VAULT

CHAPTER CCXXII

THE MADMAN. -- THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER CCXXIII

THE HUNT OF THE VAMPYRE

CHAPTER CCXXIV

THE FATE OF SIR GEORGE. -- THE CROSS ROAD

CHAPTER CCXXV

THE SOLITARY MAN. -- VARNEY'S DESPAIR

CHAPTER CCXXVI

THE STRANGE GUEST. -- THE LITTLE CHAPEL. -- VARNEY'S NARRATIVE

CHAPTER CCXXVII

VARNEY OPENS THE VAST STORE-HOUSE OF HIS MEMORY

CHAPTER CCXXVIII

THE FLIGHT OF THE VAMPYRE. -- THE MASS

CHAPTER CCXXIX

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

CHAPTER CCXXX

VARNEY GIVES SOME PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF

CHAPTER CCXXXI

A SINGULAR INTERVIEW, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF PASSION

CHAPTER CCXXXII

VARNEY'S NARATIVE CONTINUED

CHAPTER CCXXXIII

THE NIGHT ATTACK. -- THE HORRIBLE CONCLUSION

CHAPTER CCXXXIV

VARNEY DETAILS HIS SECOND DEATH

CHAPTER CCXXXV

THE PALACE GARDEN IN ST. JAMES'S

CHAPTER CCXXXVI

AN ADVENTURE.-THE CARBINE SHOT.-THE DEATH

CHAPTER CCXXXVII

THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF VARNEY THE VAMPYRE, AND CONCLUSION

The Vampire of Croglin Grange (Augustus Hare)

The Vampire Maid (Hume Nisbet)

The Room in the Tower (E. F. Benson)

Mrs.Amworth (E. F. Benson)

Vampires and Vampirism (Dudley Wright)

PREFACE

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER II. EXCOMMUNICATION AND ITS POWER

CHAPTER III. THE VAMPIRE IN BABYLONIA, ASSYRIA, AND GREECE

CHAPTER IV. VAMPIRISM IN GREAT AND GREATER BRITAIN

CHAPTER V. VAMPIRISM IN GERMANY AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES

CHAPTER VI. VAMPIRISM IN HUNGARY, BAVARIA, AND SILESIA

CHAPTER VII. VAMPIRISM IN SERVIA AND BULGARIA

CHAPTER VIII. VAMPIRE BELIEF IN RUSSIA

CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEA

CHAPTER X. LIVING VAMPIRES

CHAPTER XI. THE VAMPIRE IN LITERATURE

CHAPTER XII. FACT OR FICTION?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Periodical Literature

Werewolves

The Lay of the Were-Wolf (Marie de France)

The Wolf Leader (Alexandre Dumas Père)

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION. WHO MOCQUET WAS, AND HOW THIS TALE BECAME KNOWN TO THE NARRATOR

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

CHAPTER I. THE GRAND MASTER OF HIS HIGHNESS’ WOLF HOUNDS

CHAPTER II. THE SEIGNEUR JEAN AND THE SABOT-MAKER

CHAPTER III. AGNELETTE

CHAPTER IV. THE BLACK WOLF

CHAPTER V. THE PACT WITH SATAN

CHAPTER VI. THE BEDEVILLED HAIR

CHAPTER VII. THE BOY AT THE MILL

CHAPTER VIII. THIBAULT’S WHISHES

CHAPTER IX. THE WOLF-LEADER

CHAPTER X. MAITRE MAGLOIRE

CHAPTER XI. DAVID AND GOLIATH

CHAPTER XII. WOLVES IN THE SHEEP FOLD

CHAPTER XIII. WHERE IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT A WOMAN NEVER SPEAKS MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN WHEN SHE HOLDS HER TONGUE

CHAPTER XIV. A VILLAGE WEDDING

CHAPTER XV. THE LORD OF VAUPARFOND

CHAPTER XVI. MY LADY’S LADY

CHAPTER XVII. THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT

CHAPTER XVIII. DEATH AND RESURRECTION

CHAPTER XIX. THE DEAD AND THE LIVING

CHAPTER XX. TRUE TO TRYST

CHAPTER XXI. THE GENIUS OF EVIL

CHAPTER XXII. THIBAULT’S LAST WISH

CHAPTER XXIII. THE ANNIVERSARY

CHAPTER XXIV. HUNTING DOWN THE WERE-WOLF

Wagner the Wehr-wolf (George W. M. Reynolds)

PROLOGUE

PART I

CHAPTER I. The Death-Bed—The Oath—The Last Injunctions

CHAPTER II. Nisida—The Mysterious Closet

CHAPTER III. The Manuscript—Flora Francatelli

CHAPTER IV. The Funeral—The Interruption Of The Ceremony

CHAPTER V. The Reading Of The Will

CHAPTER VI. The Pictures—Agnes And The Unknown—Mystery

CHAPTER VII. Revelations

CHAPTER VIII. The History Of Agnes

CHAPTER IX. Conclusion Of The History Of Agnes

CHAPTER X. Francisco, Wagner And Nisida

CHAPTER XI. Nisida And Wagner—Francisco And Flora—The Approach Of Sunset

CHAPTER XII. The Wehr-Wolf

CHAPTER XIII. Nisida’s Emotions—The Disguise—The Plot

CHAPTER XIV. The Last Meeting Of Agnes And The Stranger Lady

CHAPTER XV. The Sbirri—The Arrest

CHAPTER XVI. Nisida And The Carmelite Abbess

CHAPTER XVII. Wagner In Prison—A Visitor

CHAPTER XVIII. Flora Francatelli—The Three Nuns—The Chair

CHAPTER XIX. The Descent—The Chamber Of Penitence

CHAPTER XX. Francisco And Nisida—Dr. Duras And The Letter

CHAPTER XXI. The Suburb Of Alla Croce—The Jew—The Robber Chief’s Love

CHAPTER XXII. The Countess Of Arestino

CHAPTER XXIII. The Love Of Woman—Giulia And Her Lover

CHAPTER XXIV. The Injured Husband—The Guilty Wife—And The Insolent Lover

CHAPTER XXV. The Marquis Of Orsini

CHAPTER XXVI. A Combat—The Despised And Persecuted Israelite

CHAPTER XXVII. Stephano And The Marquis—The Stronghold Of The Banditti

CHAPTER XXVIII. A Fearful Accusation

CHAPTER XXIX. The Visit Of The Banditti To The Riverola Palace

CHAPTER XXX. Flora’s Captivity—A Companion—The Living Tomb

CHAPTER XXXI. The Banditti

CHAPTER XXXII. The Mystery Of The Chair—The Catastrophe

CHAPTER XXXIII. Lomellino’s Escape—Stephano’s Intentions

CHAPTER XXXIV. The Abduction

CHAPTER XXXV. Wagner And The Tempter—Phantasmagoria

CHAPTER XXXVI. The Trial Of Fernand Wagner

CHAPTER XXXVII. The Shipwreck

CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Island In The Mediterranean Sea

CHAPTER XXXIX. The Wehr-Wolf

CHAPTER XL. Wagner In Search Of Nisida

CHAPTER XLI. The Island Queen

CHAPTER XLII. The Temptation—The Anaconda

CHAPTER XLIII. Nisida And Wagner

PART II

CHAPTER XLIV. Alessandro Francatelli

CHAPTER XLV. The Lady Of Constantinople

CHAPTER XLVI. The Apostate Ibrahim

CHAPTER XLVII. The Siege Of Rhodes

CHAPTER XLVIII. The Prisoner

CHAPTER XLIX. The New Grand Vizier

CHAPTER L. The Count Of Arestino—The Plot Thickens

CHAPTER LI. The Meeting

CHAPTER LII. The Greek Page—Song Of The Greek Page—A Revelation

SONG OF THE GREEK PAGE

CHAPTER LIII. The Sultana Valida—The Three Black Slaves

CHAPTER LIV

CHAPTER LV

CHAPTER LVI

CHAPTER LVII

CHAPTER LVIII

CHAPTER LIX

CHAPTER LX

CHAPTER LXI

CHAPTER LXII. The Sick-room—Florence In Dismay

CHAPTER LXIII. The Manuscript

THE MANUSCRIPT

CHAPTER LXIV

The Werewolf (Eugene Field)

INTRODUCTION

HUMIN NATUR' ON THE HAN'BUL 'ND ST. JO

THE MOTHER IN PARADISE

MR. AND MRS. BLOSSOM

DEATH AND THE SOLDIER

THE 'JININ' FARMS

THE ANGEL AND THE FLOWERS

THE CHILD'S LETTER

THE SINGER MOTHER

THE TWO WIVES

THE WOOING OF MISS WOPPIT

THE TALISMAN

GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY

SWEET-ONE-DARLING AND THE DREAM-FAIRIES

SWEET-ONE-DARLING AND THE MOON-GARDEN

SAMUEL COWLES AND HIS HORSE ROYAL

THE WEREWOLF

A MARVELLOUS INVENTION

THE STORY OF XANTHIPPE

BAKED BEANS AND CULTURE

MLLE. PRUD'HOMME'S BOOK

THE DEMAND FOR CONDENSED MUSIC

LEARNING AND LITERATURE

"DIE WALKÜRE" UND DER BOOMERANGELUNGEN

THE WORKS OF SAPPHO

The Man-Wolf (Émile Erckmann & Alexandre Chatrian)

Preliminary Note By The Translator

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

The Mark of the Beast (Rudyard Kipling)

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In the Forest of Villefére (Robert E. Howard)

Wolfshead (Robert E. Howard)

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Reassured by these words, Vajramukut bade his friend a cordial good-night and sought his cot, where he slept soundly, despite the emotions of the last few hours. The next day passed somewhat slowly. In the evening, when accompanying his master to the palace, the minister’s son gave him the following directions.

“Our object, dear my lord, is how to obtain possession of the princess. Take, then, this trident, and hide it carefully when you see her show the greatest love and affection. Conceal what has happened, and when she, wondering at your calmness, asks about me, tell her that last night I was weary and out of health, that illness prevented my eating her sweetmeats, but that I shall eat them for supper to-night. When she goes to sleep, then, taking off her jewels and striking her left leg with the trident, instantly come away to me. But should she lie awake, rub upon your thumb a little of this—do not fear, it is only a powder of grubs fed on verdigris—and apply it to her nostrils. It would make an elephant senseless, so be careful how you approach it to your own face.”

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