The Vampyre: And Other Writings

by John William Polidori

A fascinating but shadowy figure of Romanticism, John Polidori was the sensitive but fierce writer behind one of literature's most notorious characters--the vampyre. This short story reveals the seductive figure of evil, who continues to exert a powerful influence over popular culture and who cemented Polidori's status within the Gothic tradition. This collection also makes available many of Polidori's lesser-known and hard-to-find works, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185754787X
• ISBN13: 9781857547870
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"