Quotes by Thomas Peckett Prest

"A cloud swept from off the face of the moon, and a slant ray fell upon the hideous features of the vampire. He looked as if just rescued from some charnel-house, and endowed for a space with vitality to destroy all beauty and harmony in nature, and drive some benighted soul to madness."
Thomas Peckett Prest
"The world, my good sir, is censorious, and you cannot stop people from saying extremely ill-natured things."
Thomas Peckett Prest
Thomas Peckett Prest

Thomas Peckett (or Preskett) Prest (probable dates 1810–1859) was a British hack author. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls and was known as a skilled author in the horror genre. He is now ...