The Vampyre: The Secret History of Lord Byron
ISBN:
9780349120461 (0349120463)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Abacus
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Novels,
Urban Fantasy,
Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Horror,
Gothic,
Vampires
The figure of the brooding, Byronic hero and that of the vampire found their places in English literature at around the same time, both as part of the Romantic movement of the late 18th-early 19th centuries. One of the first vampire stories written in English was in fact composed by Dr. Polidori, th...