1Â Â The Athenaeum was younger: DGR thought the magazine maintained high standards for publication, which was why he published in its pages so often. âVarney the Vampireâ: perhaps the most sensational of the pieces of sensation fiction spawned in mid-century Britain, the work appeared anonymously in a series of Èpenny dreadfulâ issues that culminated in its book publication in 1847. The author is still uncertain, though Thomas Prescott Prest is often cited. It may have been the work of several hands. minors: slang for the minor theatrical houses located in the poorer districts of London; Charles Knight. . .Penny Magazine: Knight (1791-1873) started The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1832. It ceased publishing in1846 and was celebrated for its remarkable woodcuts.
2Â Â The Rhyme of Redemption: i.e., âThe Rime of Redemptionâ, one of Payne's other ballad poems (published in his earlier collection The Masque of Shadows and Other Poems London, 1870 33-58 )
4Â Â Lord Capbell: i.e., the Lord Chancellor of England, John Campbell, Baron Campbell, who died in 1861.