Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf

Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf is a popular Victorian “blood,” or thriller, by G. W. M. Reynolds, one of the most popular masters of the form. The story relates the adventures of Fernand Wagner, who becomes a werewolf. As the novel opens, the aging Wagner is destitute and starving in his hut in the Black Forest. He laments the disappearance of Agnes, his granddaughter and only relative. Wagner accepts Faust’s offer of youth, wealth, and learning; in exchange, Wagner must accompany Faust for eighteen months and after that serve his master, the Devil. This volume contains the complete series.