| The Vampyre, A Tale Contributor(s): Abreu, Yordi (Editor), Polidori, John William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1533332657 ISBN-13: 9781533332653 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 6" W x 9" (0.12 lbs) 30 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Vampyre is a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. At the request of a friend, Polidori wrote a complete story from the premise outlined in Byron's fragment. Without either author's prior knowledge, the story was published in the April 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine as "The Vampyre: A Tale by Lord Byron"; despite immediate protests from both Byron and Polidori, the attribution stuck, for a well-known author such as Byron attracted a much better audience. |