Varney the Vampyre Volume 1 Chapter 7

The Thomas Peckett Prest Library · Oct 26, 2026 · 27m

In which Henry and his brother, accompanied by Mr. Marchdale and Mr. Chillingworth, resolve to investigate the family vault by night in hopes of uncovering evidence to dispel their fears of a vampyre visitation; they undertake this cautious expedition with careful arrangements to protect Flora and without disturbing the church more than necessary. The solemn and picturesque church, with its humble vault beneath the pews, becomes the setting for their solemn descent into the damp and noisome crypt where the long-buried secrets of their ancestors await discovery.