{"product_id":"the-blood-of-the-vampire-florence-marryat-9780143139058","title":"The Blood of the Vampire","description":"\u003cb\u003ePublished in the same year as \u003ci\u003eDracula, \u003c\/i\u003ean overlooked nineteenth-century Gothic novel centered around a queer, feminist vampire that challenged the norms of Victorian society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1897, the same year \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e by Bram Stoker was published, Florence Marryat released \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring a protagonist ahead of her time: a female, bisexual, biracial, psychic (feeding off life force rather than blood) vampire. In contrast to Stoker's predatory vampire, Marryat's vampire is a gentle and caring young woman who searches for love but is instead accused of killing those who get too close. Marryat -- who wrote dozens of works of \"sensation fiction\", a genre akin to thrillers -- implores readers to \u003ci\u003esympathize with\u003c\/i\u003e rather than demonize the vampire, and by extension the communities she is part of, and to understand the intricacies of her identity and the societal norms that oppress her. In this vampire novel steeped in the New Woman feminist ideology of the late Victorian era, Marryat issues a strong critique of her generation's gender norms, racism, and medical discrimination in clear and engaging prose accessible to the everyday general reader, a contrast to the verbose and didactic writing of her contemporaries. Marryat's thrilling plots about women who rejected the traditional notions of Victorian womanhood were both transgressive and widely popular, reviled and celebrated during her time, and this edition will introduce readers to an overlooked influence on the vampire genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Florence Marryat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143139053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143139058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Florence Marryat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437832089855,"sku":"9780143139058","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c3122e9-f38b-454a-a0b6-e67f37abd707.jpg?v=1777167074","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blood-of-the-vampire-florence-marryat-9780143139058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}