| Vampire Stories Contributor(s): Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author), Eighteen-Bisang, Robert (Editor), Greenberg, Martin H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 160239797X ISBN-13: 9781602397972 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: The first collection of vampire stories from the creator of Sherlock Holmes! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009022239 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 4.98" W x 7.82" (0.63 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women. As the bestselling Twilight series has dominated bookstores, it's the perfect time to offer the first-ever compilation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's vampire tales. Get ready to sink your teeth into this heart-stopping anthology. Each of these twelve short stories has been pulled from obscurity and hand selected for this collection. Conan Doyle's famous friendship with vampire king Bram Stoker is thought to have influenced these many blood-sucking tales, including "The Captain of the Pole Star," about a medical student on an arctic voyage haunted by a heat-draining Eskimo vampire and "The Three Gables," in which vampirism is cunningly used as a metaphor for capitalism. Featuring an introduction by world-renowned vampire expert, Robert Eighteen-Bisang, this is a must-have anthology for all vampire lovers, and for any Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiast. |