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James Malcolm Rymer

Born

in Clerkenwell, London, The United Kingdom

February 01, 1814

Died

August 11, 1884

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Horror

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James Malcolm Rymer was a British nineteenth century writer of penny dreadfuls, and is the probable author of Varney the Vampire, often attributed to fellow writer Thomas Peckett Prest, and co-author (with Prest) of The String of Pearls, in which the notorious villain Sweeney Todd makes his literary debut.

Information about Rymer is sketchy. In the London Directory for 1841 he is listed as a civil engineer, living at 42 Burton Street, and the British Museum catalogue mentions him in 1842 as editing the Queen's Magazine. Between 1842 to the 1867 he wrote up to 115 popular novels for the English bookseller and publisher, Edward Lloyd, including the best-sellers Ada the Betrayed, Varney the Vampyre and The String of Pearls. Rymer's novels appea ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 7,582 ratings · 677 reviews · 203 distinct works • Similar authors

	Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood by James Malcolm Rymer, Curt Herr (Editor) 3.40 avg rating — 1,556 ratings — published 1845 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls 3.31 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Monk; or, The Secret of the Grey Turret by James Malcolm Rymer, Curt Herr (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1844 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ada the Betrayed 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1847 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illustrated Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood — In Two Volumes — Volume I: A Romance of Exciting Interest — Original Title: Varney the Vampyre by James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Preskett Prest, Natalie L Conaway (Contributor) 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Varney el Vampiro - Volumen II (Capítulos #18-33) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Varney, el Vampiro - Vol. III (Capítulos: #34-55) by James Malcolm Rymer, Diego Fdez. Villaverde (Translator), J.R. Plana (Goodreads Author) (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampire Triptych by James Malcolm Rymer, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweeney Todd, The Barber of Fleet-Street; Vol. 1 by James Malcolm Rymer, George Macfarren, Thomas Preskett Prest 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1847 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Hawk; or, The Life of a Highwayman 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sweeney Todd, The Barber of Fleet-Street (2 books)
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James Malcolm Rymer,

George Macfarren,

Thomas Preskett Prest,

Finn J.D. John (Goodreads Author) (Editor)

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“although an American would always rather lose a drop of blood than a dollar, they keep a pretty sharp look out upon both.”
― James Malcolm Rymer, Varney the Vampire (The Feast of Blood)

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“Could I desert her – could I say to her, ‘My dear girl, when you were full of health and beauty, I loved you, but now that sadness is at your heart I leave you?’ Could I tell her that, uncle, and yet call myself a man?” “No!”
― James Malcolm Rymer, Varney the Vampire (The Feast of Blood)

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“But soon a better nature seems to come over him, and gentler words fall from his lips. He preaches patience to himself – he talks not of revenge, but of justice, and in accents of more hopefulness than he had before spoken, he calls upon Heaven to succour him in his deep distress.”
― James Malcolm Rymer, Varney the Vampire (The Feast of Blood)

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