The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress (1828) is a penny dreadful by Elizabeth Caroline Grey. Although the novel’s authorship is frequently disputed, The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress is likely the first vampire tale to be written and published by a woman. Like most penny dreadfuls, the novel makes up for a lack in style with an abundance of horror and romance. “When he had concluded the impious formula, an awful silence reigned in the turret, and he perceived the sheet gently agitated by the quivering of the limbs, which betokened returning animation. Then a shudder pervaded his frame in spite of himself, as he perceived the eyes of the corpse slowly open, and the dark dilated pupils fix their gaze on him with a strange and stolid glare.” Desperate to live to eternity, Count Rodolph makes a dangerous deal with the devil. Invigorated with his newfound power, Rodolph reanimates the corpse of the beautiful Bertha, a fitting bride to accompany him in his quest for everlasting life. Will she be a loyal and irresistible vampire mistress, or will the Count’s creation turn against him? The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress is an entertaining tale of terror and the occult from a prolific author of nineteenth century penny dreadfuls. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Elizabeth Caroline Grey’s The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress is a classic penny dreadful reimagined for modern readers.
Scalding hot water was the mechanism that caused her burn as a toddler which left a lifelong scar, but it helped shape her life in many positive ways. Elizabeth Grey recounts the events of her childhood accident and how it affected both her life as well as relationships with both family and friends.
Lionel Beauchamp wants Lena Cameron, and he's going to have her no matter what the cost. Lena knows she needs to marry well, and she's sure she's found the perfect match when Lionel comes onto the scene; He's well-born, powerful, and very rich. But she gets more than she bargained for when she gives him her hand in marriage. The nightmare begins for Lena as soon as Lionel carries her away to his somber mansion and they begin their new lives together. Lionel shows himself to be jealous and domineering, an emotional vampire who will suck all of the joy from Lena's life. Mrs. Elizabeth Gray's 1850's work of dark romance charms new audiences in this rare edition reprint, showing us the inner workings of Victorian marriages, and the bliss or devastation that would follow every union made.
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