The Vampyre; a Tale
by:
John Polidori (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846372827 (1846372828)
ASIN: 1846372828
Publish date: 2006-01-02
Publisher: The Echo Library
Pages no: 72
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Paranormal,
Literature,
19th Century,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Gothic,
Supernatural,
Vampires,
Fiction
Vampyre with a Y, I do not like you.Author seems too distracted by words to build a compelling writing. The sentences are stuck, they don't flow, they don't have life. Paragraphs are too long, pace is not very good for such a short novella.I was surprised, since this is a classic.
The history of this short story might be even more intriguing than the actual writing itself. Mr. Polidori was the personal physician of the infamous Lord Byron, and this work of fiction was conceived on that famous holiday event in which Lord Byron, Percy Shelley and Mary Godwin (who would later b...
The main significance of of The Vampyre is historical: this is the first published work about vampires in English. Nearly everything that followed in the English language can be traced back to here. Amazing that such a short story (20 pages in the book I read) can be so influential.What's most impor...
An odd little collection. Which includes a couple of letters referring to Lord Byron and Shelly and part of a poem. The main body is made up of short story that relates the story of Aubery, a young gentlemen who enters the company of charismatic Lord Ruthven who prowls the social scene. The two g...
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