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The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology

The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology

ClassicsFantasy
Pages
208
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

This anthology gathers some of the earliest and most influential vampire stories from the first half of the 19th century. Featuring works by authors like John William Polidori and Sheridan Le Fanu, it offers a look into the origins of the vampire myth in literature. Readers will discover the chilling tales that shaped the iconic creature of the night.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

MysteriousDarkAtmospheric

Genres

Classics Fantasy Folklore Horror Paranormal Short Stories Gothic

Authors

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John William Polidori

Dr. Polidori was Lord Byron's personal physician. Upon accompanying Byron on holiday to Switzerland, he participated in a "ghost story" writing exercise. His own story was met with scorn, but, inspired by the fragment that Byron wrote, Polidori used this base to write was would become the first modern vampire story in the English language. His character, Lord Ruthven, an aristocratic bloodsucker based on Byron, would be used in English, French and German novels, operas and plays until th...

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Sheridan Le Fanu

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873), best known as Sheridan Le Fanu, was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard. **S...