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The Vampyre: A Tale

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The Vampyre is a short story written by John William Polidori and first published in 1819.

Christopher Frayling wrote that it was "e;the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre."e; The work quickly became a popular success, exploiting the public's penchant for gothic horror and transforming the mythology of the vampire from a creature of folklore to an aristocratic fiend preying on society.

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The Floating Press
1775568644 / 9781775568643
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
01/05/2009
40 pages
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