John William Polidori
1) The Vampyre
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Noted as one of the first pieces of literature to feature vampirism effectively, The Vampyre follows the adventures of a wealthy young man named Aubrey who befriends a mysterious, suave nobleman named Lord Ruthven. As Aubrey begins to realize just how dangerous Lord Ruthven is, he discovers that his beloved sister is in the monster's sights. A product of a competition that also produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this classic gothic novella became...
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First published in 1911, this vintage book contains extracts from the diary of John William Polidori, and chiefly those parts relating to his relationships with Byron, Shelley, and others of the Romantic movement. John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was an English writer and physician famous for his associations with the Romantic movement and for being, as many maintain, the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction....
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Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post's Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla's affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic. The story of the conception of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is a tale well...
5) El vampiro
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Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Lord Ruthven es un aristocrático, frío, libertino, elegante y seductor por quien las mujeres se sienten atraídas. Conquista a las mujeres para luego deshonrarlas, un joven caballero llamado Aubrey heredero de una notable fortuna junto con su hermana; queda fascinado por ese mundo de vicio y placer y decide unirse a Lord Ruthven en un viaje por Europa donde podrá experimentar, conocer, vivir los oscuros y sobrenaturales...
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Around two hundred years ago the famous writer Lord Byron rented the mansion known as the Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva. Accompanying Byron, among others, was the 23-year-old poet Percy Shelley, his mistress, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, and Byron's physician John William Polidori. The summer would be forever known as the 'Lost Summer of 1816'. For three days they were shut up in the Villa due to cold and stormy weather, which would serve as the backdrop...
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Musaicum Books presents to you a selection of the greatest horror classics, the greatest Vampire and Werewolf tales:
Contents:
Vampires:
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)
Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)
Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)
The Vampire (Jan Neruda)
Varney the Vampire, or the Feast of Blood (Thomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm Rymer)
The...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest vampire classics of all time:
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)
Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)
Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)
The Vampire (Jan Neruda)
Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas PeckettPrest and James Malcolm Rymer)
The Vampire of Croglin Grange...
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25 essential tales that defined modern Vampire lore. A MUST HAVE for any Vampire lore fan!
From Folk Tales to Seductive Aristocrats. The best, most complete compilation of Vampire stories from the 18th century to early 20th century.
Contains:
• Account of A Vampire
• Dead Persons in Hungary Who Suck the Blood of The Living
• The Vampyre
• The Black Vampyre; A Legend of St. Domingo
• Wake Not the Dead
• The Dead Leman
• The Family of...