The Vampyre; a Tale

Name: The Vampyre; a Tale
Author: John William Polidori

by John William Polidori

EN·~1 hours

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The Vampyre was published in the April 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine and was there erroneously attributed to Lord Byron.

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Duration

~1 hours (72K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer.

Release date

2004-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Horror tales Gothic fiction Vampires -- Fiction

About the author

John William Polidori

1795–1821

Best known for writing The Vampyre, he helped shape the modern vampire story decades before Dracula. Trained as a physician, he moved through the Romantic circle around Lord Byron and left a lasting mark on Gothic fiction despite a very short life.

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