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The Vampyre by John Polidari

The Vampyre

John Polidari

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 1, 2012

A Classics pick for readers exploring The Vampyre.

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Who it’s for
An early English vampire tale, with literary history close at hand.
Themes
Vampire fiction
Genres
Gothic Romance, Vampire Romance, The Classics

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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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Byron began a story and abandoned it. Polidori used it as the basis for his own tale, "The Vampyre".

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

Where it sits

Gothic Romance58%
The Classics55%
Vampire Romance30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fantasy
  • Ghost Stories
  • Horror
Authors
John Polidari
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
November 1, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Vampire fiction
Reading lane
Historical Fantasy