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John William Polidori's classic gothic horror tale, The Vampyre, recounts one of the first vampire stories in English literature.

Lord Ruthven is a mysterious newcomer among England's social elite. A young gentleman named Aubrey is fascinated by the suave... Read Full Overview

When a young Englishman by the name of Aubrey meets the mysterious new arrival in London society Lord Ruthven, the two embark on a trip to Rome. They are soon separated, only to meet once again at the scene of what appears to be a vampire attack in Greece. John William Polidori... Read Full Overview

The original tale of romance and horror which fathered the entire genre of modern vampire fiction. When a young man encounters the seductive and mysterious Lord Ruthven, both his life and those of his loved ones may never again be the same. Who is this magnetic Lord Ruthven?... Read Full Overview

The weather went from being beautiful to tempestuous: torrential thunderstorms plagued the Shelleys, Byron and Polidori. The weather -- along with the company and the eerie ambiance of the locale -- contributed to the genesis of Frankenstein, Polidori's "The... Read Full Overview

In this 19th-century medley of the macabre, seven blood-chilling tales feature a cast of demons, doppelgangers, werewolves, and other beastly creatures, sure to haunt your dreams. The lead story, "The Vampyre," has influenced generations of fantasy fiction writers. One of the... Read Full Overview

The Vampyre is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori. The work is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate... Read Full Overview

Aubrey, an orphaned young gentleman in possession of a large fortune arrives in London for the season where he meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven. Aubrey befriends Lord Ruthven and upon discovering that Lord Ruthven is planning a trip to Europe decides to take his grand tour at... Read Full Overview

In John William Polidori's ''The Vampyre, '' two men decide to travel together in Europe. On their journey, one of the men notices that his companion has troubling habits including one which is deadly.

This the vampyre story was published in 1819 decades before... Read Full Overview

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Esta edi??o re?ne os textos integrais de dois dos cl?ssicos absolutos que contribu?ram de maneira decisiva para o estabelecimento do g?nero g?tico como um todo: O Vampiro, de JohnPolidori, e Carmilla, de Sheridan LeFanu. Duas narrativas que exploram o lado sombrio da humanidade... Read Full Overview

The Vampyre: A Tale is a Gothic horror novella written by John William Polidori and first published in 1819. The story is based on a fragment of a story written by Lord Byron during a stay at Lake Geneva in 1816, which Polidori expanded and completed. The novella tells the story... Read Full Overview

The Vampyre: A Tale is a gothic novella written by John William Polidori, a physician and writer who served as Lord Byron's personal physician. The book was originally published in 1819 and is considered to be one of the earliest examples of vampire fiction in English literature... Read Full Overview

In the early 1800s, young British aristocrat Aubrey travels through Italy and Greece in the company of the mercurial and fantastic Lord Ruthven. Later, he believes his friend to have been mysteriously slain. But when Ruthven returns from the dead to prey on his sister, he realizes... Read Full Overview

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The Vampire is a short work of vampire fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori. The work is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate... Read Full Overview

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Un riche orphelin anglais, Aubrey, rencontre l' nigmatique Lord Ruthven, homme la beaut froide. Voyageant ses c t s Rome, li d couvre son vice contagieux, son caract re profond ment d prav et ses talents... Read Full Overview

""The Vampyre"" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori. Aubrey, an orphaned young gentleman in possession of a large fortune, arrives in London for the season where he meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven. Aubrey befriends Lord Ruthven and upon... Read Full Overview

When Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets a mysterious man from London high society, Lord Ruthven, they become unlikely friends. Shortly after, Aubrey decides to accompany the noble on a trip to Rome. However, when a moral disagreement arises between the two, Aubrey decides to... Read Full Overview

"The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori taken from the story Lord Byron told as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus... Read Full Overview

"The Vampyre" was first published on 1 April 1819 by Henry Colburn in the New Monthly Magazine with the false attribution "A Tale by Lord Byron". The name of the work's protagonist, "Lord Ruthven", added to this assumption, for that name was originally used in Lady Caroline Lamb's... Read Full Overview