Name: The Vampyre
ISBN: 9781625580955

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Why This Clicks

Vampire Origins

An early English vampire tale, with literary history close at hand.

Come here for

A glimpse of where English vampire fiction began
The curious literary company behind the tale

Expect

A short story with an unusually revealing backstory
An early landmark in vampire literature

Book Details

Authors: John Polidari
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: November 1, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Gothic Romance · Gothic & Romance Lit Crit
Reading lane: Gothic Romance

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Publisher Categories

Historical Fantasy
Ghost Stories
Horror

About This Book

The Vampyre a Tale was the first vampire story written in English. John William Polidori (7 September 1795 - 24 August 1821) was an Italian physician and writer. After receiving his medical degree at age 19 he became the personnel physician to Lord Byron. He was one of the first authors to write about vampires. One evening a group of writers read a book of ghost stories aloud and they decided to try their hand at writing one. Mary Shelley began what would become Frankenstein...

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The Vampyre a Tale was the first vampire story written in English. John William Polidori (7 September 1795 - 24 August 1821) was an Italian physician and writer. After receiving his medical degree at age 19 he became the personnel physician to Lord Byron. He was one of the first authors to write about vampires. One evening a group of writers read a book of ghost stories aloud and they decided to try their hand at writing one. Mary Shelley began what would become Frankenstein. Byron began a story and abandoned it. Polidori used it as the basis for his own tale, "The Vampyre".