Download or read book The Vampyre a Tale written by John William Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori Two newcomers start attending London's high society parties. The first is Lord Ruthven. He is terribly pale but beautiful, and people find him interesting for his intense gaze and strange appearance. The other man is Aubrey, a handsome and cheerful man. He always manages to find the best in everyone he meets. Despite their differences, they decide to go on the journey together to explore Europe. When they travel through Rome, Lord Ruthven gambles and gives his money to the poor with vices, rather than to the needy. He is also trying to seduce an innocent young woman, although Aubrey tries to stop him. Aubrey leaves Ruthven and travels to Greece where he meets Ianthe, a beautiful Greek girl. He loves her and she tells him the legend of a vampire. One day, while Aubrey is riding his horse, he hears a scream and finds Ianthe's corpse. Her throat was ripped open, and all who see her corpse believe that it was the work of a vampire. Aubrey begins to have nightmares and pleads for mercy from the vampires and Ruthven. Aubrey meets Ruthven on his travels, as he does not link Ianthe's death to his arrival. When attacked by bandits, Ruthven receives a fatal wound and, on her deathbed, demands that Aubrey take an oath with her: she will not mention her death for a year and a day. When Aubrey returns to London, he meets Ruthven, surprisingly cured, who begins to seduce Aubrey's sister. They agree to marry, much to Aubrey's dismay, so much so that he falls ill and dies. Aubrey's sister also dies the night of the wedding.

Download or read book The Vampyre Annotated written by John William Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-02 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment.The summer of 1816, on the shores of Lake Leman, Mary Shelley, Percy B. Shelley, Lord Byron and the doctor of the latter, John William Polidori, each of them promised to write a mystery story similar to those of ghosts with those who entertained their leisure time in that rainy summer. Only the idea of an immortal work emerged from the challenge: Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus. And it also happened that Polidori, already removed from Lord Byron and returned to London, decided to try his luck in the world of letters by publishing his story The Vampire under the name of Byron; he publicly abominated the story while Polidori claimed himself as its author, which was true, although no less true was that he was inspired by the unfinished story that Lord Byron conceived to fulfill that evening. Polidori finally committed suicide in 1821 without having obtained any success in the field of literature, but with that story he established the figure of the vampire as we know it in Western tradition.

Download or read book The Vampyre A Tale Annotated written by John William Polidor and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori as part of a contest between Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein. The Vampyre is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre."Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets Lord Ruthven, a man of mysterious origins who has entered London society. Aubrey accompanies Ruthven to Rome, but leaves him after Ruthven seduces the daughter of a mutual acquaintance. Aubrey travels to Greece, where he becomes attracted to Ianthe, an innkeeper's daughter. Ianthe tells Aubrey about the legends of the vampire.

Download or read book The Vampyre written by John William Polidori and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets a mysterious man from London high society, Lord Ruthven, they become unlikely friends. Shortly after, Aubrey decides to accompany the noble on a trip to Rome. However, when a moral disagreement arises between the two, Aubrey decides to leave Ruthven in Rome, and goes off on his own. Arriving in Greece, Aubrey meets Ianthe, and the two share an immediate connection. After sharing stories and an evening together, Aubrey and Ianthe part ways for the night. However, after a devastating turn of events, Aubrey and Ruthven reunite, and Aubrey, ready to leave Greece behind, is happy to travel with the older man once again. But as they continue their travels, Aubrey slowly begins to notice Ruthven’s odd behavior. After even more consideration, Aubrey realizes a shocking pattern—nearly everyone that Ruthven comes in close contact to meets an untimely end. Afraid of his newly acquired knowledge, Aubrey attempts to distance himself from the suspicious man, though he is forced to reconsider his efforts when Ruthven expresses intent to marry Aubrey’s sister. First published under Lord Byron’s name, The Vampyre rose to immediate commercial success. However, though he was inspired by a discarded piece of Lord Bryon’s work, both authors have since admitted that John William Polidori was the true writer of The Vampyre. Considered to be the first work of vampire fiction, The Vampyre had an immense role in shaping vampires as literary figures, influencing the canonical rules of vampires that many still follow today. First published in 1819, Polidori’s The Vampyre remains to be a thrilling and spooky read centuries later, and has since inspired both film and theater adaptations. With mystery and eerie suspense, Polidori’s work is an extraordinary example of 19th century gothic horror. This edition of The Vampyre by John William Polidori features a striking new cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, The Vampyre caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the original innovation of John William Polidori’s work.

Download or read book The Vampyre and Other Writings written by John William Polidori and published by Carcanet. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June 18. Began my ghost story after tea. Twelve o' clock, really began to talk ghostly. [Lord Byron] repeated some verses of Coleridge's Christabel, of the witch's breast; when silence ensued, and Shelley, suddenly shrieking and putting his hands to his head, ran out of the room with a candle. (from the Diary of Dr John William Polidori, 1816) So Polidori (1795-1821) records one of the most famous storytelling evenings in English literature, the stormy night at the Villa Diodati that was the source of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and his own tale The Vampyre, as well as his Gothic novel Ernestus Berchtold. Polidori's still-compelling works, included here in full, created figures of seductive evil that continue to exert a powerful hold over literature and popular culture. In addition, this collection makes available some of Polidori's fascinating lesser-known works such as his medical thesis on nightmares, his essay on the death penalty, his poetry and diary. Many of these have not been republished since the nineteenth century. Franklin Charles Bishop's introduction illuminates the context in which The Vampyre was written, This book, first published in 1993, collects Spark's essays on the Brontës, her selection of their letters and of Emily's poetry. Evident throughout are Spark's critical intelligence, dry wit, and refusal to sentimentalise - qualities that gave her own novels their particular appeal. At the same time, The Essence of the Brontës is Muriel Spark's tribute to the sisters whose talents placed them on a stage from where they could hypnotize their own generation and, even more, posterity.

Download or read book The Vampyre a Tale Annotated and Illustrated Edition written by John William Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John William Palidori's "The Vampyre" tells the story of a vampire named Lord Ruthven who meets an Englishman named Aubrey, and travels across Europe on a quest of seduction and blood lust. Ruthven meets Aubrey at various parties around London. Ruthven is pale, mysterious, and scholarly, while Aubrey is charismatic, intelligent, and adventurous. When they make their way to Italy, Ruthven reveals to Aubrey his plan to seduce the daughter of a countess. Aubrey heeds a letter that warns him to be careful around Ruthven. He then warns the countess about Ruthven's intentions before leaving.

Download or read book The Black Vampyre written by Uriah Derick D'Arcy and published by Leamington Books. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WARNING! Contains moderate bloody violence against slavers and plantation owners!This pioneer vampire tale from 1819 spills revenge-cold blood as its narrator leads us through high gothic terror to radical outrage on the subject of slavery, reaching a blood-soaked conclusion dripping with 'biting' polemic vilifying the bankers who caused the economic recession of that same year.An anti-capitalist horror fable from 200 years ago, The Black Vampyre vilified the worst financial predation the capitalist world would ever see, decades before Karl Marx ― the enslavement of Africans in the New World.One dead man said no! And this is his story.The Black Vampyre; A Legend of St. Domingo tells the affrighting tale of a slave who is resurrected as a vampire after being killed by his owner; the slave seeks revenge by stealing the owner's son and marrying the owner's wife. The anonymous writer D'Arcy sets the story against the conditions that led to the Haitian Revolution.First published in chapbook form in New York in 1819, this emancipatory tale from literary New York in the 1810s arguably dates the birth of horror as know it!This edition features a new introduction as well as extensive notes and a guide to literary allusions.

Download or read book Selected Vampire Stories Annotated written by John Stagg and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Selected vampires, stories is a collection of the firsts vampire stories in the 19th century, that defined the vampire genre, that have prceded the famous "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, and a source of inspiration for him. The collection includes tales from: John Stagg, The Vampyre, a poem, John Polidori (The Vampyre 1819), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (The Mortal Immortal 1833), Edgar Allan Poe ("Ligeia" 1838).

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Download or read book The Vampire Annotated written by John Polidori and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori. The work is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre

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Download or read book Not Your Mother s Vampire written by Deborah Wilson Overstreet and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Your Mother's Vampire analyzes twenty current young adult vampire novels and also addresses Buffy the Vampire Slayer-all vampire representations aimed at younger audiences. The book's structure includes an overview of vampire scholarship, an analysis of vampire characters (featuring an exploration of vampire conventions and vampires and sexuality), an analysis of human characters (featuring an exploration of those humans who fight vampires and those who date vampires), and an analysis of the vampire characters from the Buffyverse.

Download or read book Poor Polidori written by David Lorne Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macdonald offers a look at the Romantic period framed around the life of Polidori, doctor, novelist, and student of religion, the law, politics, and philosophy. He explains how Polidori fashioned his vampire after his employer, Lord Byron--the aristocrat, traveller, and seducer--a version that differs greatly from the vampire of folklore. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book The Vampyre a Tale written by John Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vampyre, a Tale By John Polidori Many curious and interesting notices on this singularly horrible superstition might be added; though the present may suffice for the limits of a note, necessarily devoted to explanation, and which may now be concluded by merely remarking, that though the term Vampyre is the one in most general acceptation, there are several others synonimous with it, made use of in various parts of the world: as Vroucolocha, Vardoulacha, Goul, Broucoloka, &c.

Download or read book The Vampyre a Tale written by John William Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The Vampyre was the first vampire story in English prose, and as such had a wide-ranging influence, almost singlehandedly creating the now-popular image of the vampire as an aristocratic seducer.