The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre, Paperback

John Polidori's classic tale "The Vampyre"(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The ...

John Polidori's classic tale of the vampyre was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Set in Ita...

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Publisher: Broadview Press LtdAuthor(s): John William PolidoriNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 142 x 216 x 21Cover type: Paper...

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Reducere. DescriptionA new, annotated edition of three of the nineteenth century's best horror stories: The Vampyre: A Tale by John William Polidori, 1819 Ca...