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James Malcolm Rymer

British nineteenth century writer of penny dreadfuls (1814-1884) · Writers · Died at 70

James Malcolm Rymer (1814-1884) was a British 19th-century writer of penny dreadfuls, and is the probable co-author with Thomas Peckett Prest of both Varney the Vampire (1847) and The String of Pearls (1847), in which the notorious villain Sweeney Todd makes his literary debut.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1884 · aged 70