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The vampyre : a tale / by John William Polidori.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polidori, John William, 1795-1821.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 v.)
- Place of Publication:
- S.l. : The Floating Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Vampyre is a short story written by John William Polidori and first published in 1819. Christopher Frayling wrote that it was "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre." The work quickly became a popular success, exploiting the public's penchant for gothic horror and transforming the mythology of the vampire from a creature of folklore to an aristocratic fiend preying on society.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 9781775411048
- 1775411044
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