English language
Published 2018 by Creative Media Partners, LLC.
John William Polidori, George Gordon Byron Byron, John Mitford: Vampyre (2018, Creative Media Partners, LLC)
English language
Published 2018 by Creative Media Partners, LLC.
The Vampyre*, a short gothic novel by John William Polidori, was first published in 1819 and is considered the first modern vampire story. The story features Lord Ruthven, a seductive aristocrat with unnatural powers over men and women, and an insatiable thirst for blood. Polidori's innovative portrayal of the vampire as a Byronic figure is said to have set the template for the modern vampire.