The Blood of the Vampire

A nineteenth-century novel about a bisexual, biracial vampire, written by a forgotten legend of Victorian horror

A Penguin Classic

Published the same year as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Florence Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire introduced readers to one of the most revolutionary protagonists of her time: the biracial, bisexual, feminist psychic vampire Harriet Brandt. Feeding off life force rather than blood, Harriet is a charming, caring young woman in search of love who is accused of killing t...