The Vampyre |
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| Author:
| Polidori, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4802-2719-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $4.95 |
Book Description:
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Before Bram Stoker's Dracula and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla there was The Vampyre by John Polidori. The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of this important short novel. Revolutionary, highly successful and arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century, The Vampyre is the true progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction so popular today.
"The first story successfully to...
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Before Bram Stoker's Dracula and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla there was The Vampyre by John Polidori. The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of this important short novel. Revolutionary, highly successful and arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century, The Vampyre is the true progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction so popular today.
"The first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre." -Christopher Frayling