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Book Carmilla and the Vampyre   Two Classic Vampire Stories

Download or read book Carmilla and the Vampyre Two Classic Vampire Stories written by Joseph Lefanu and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Carmilla' is a classic vampire story replete with mystery and ambiguity. 'The Vampyre' is a much earlier story will helped lay the foundation for the gothic genre. Each story played its part in making Bram Stoker's Dracula possible. 'Carmilla' by Irish author Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814-1873) was first published in 1872. LeFanu was a leading writer of ghost stories in the 19th Century. 'The Vampyre' by English writer and physician John William Polidori (1795-1821) was first published in 1819.

Book Carmilla and the Vampyre

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph LeFanu
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-06-08
  • ISBN : 9781547281213
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Carmilla and the Vampyre written by Joseph LeFanu and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Carmilla' is a classic vampire story replete with mystery, tragedy - and ambiguity. 'The Vampyre' is a much earlier story will helped lay the foundation for the gothic genre. Each story played its part in making Bram Stoker's Dracula possible. 'Carmilla' by Irish author Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814-1873) was first published in 1872. LeFanu was a leading writer of ghost stories in the 19th Century. 'The Vampyre' by English writer and physician John William Polidori (1795-1821) was first published in 1819.

Book Carmilla and the Vampyre

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. LeFanu
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-06-06
  • ISBN : 9781533645968
  • Pages : 130 pages

Download or read book Carmilla and the Vampyre written by J. LeFanu and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the most famous early examples of vampire literature, J Sheridan LeFanu's Carmilla and John William Polidori's The Vampyre both predate Bram Stoker's legendary Dracula by several decades are are often cited as influences on Stoker's novel. Carmilla is an atmospheric and erotic novella, which strongly influenced the genre and became a source of inspiration for Hammer films. Written at the same time as Frankenstein, when Polidori was also staying with Lord Byron, is often described as the first successful vampire novel.

Book Three Vampire Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne Williams
  • Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 536 pages

Download or read book Three Vampire Tales written by Anne Williams and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three classic works of vampire literature come together for the first time in one volume. Complementing the complete texts are background essays as well as additional selections by the three authors and others. Because the vampire novel has proven so influential in film, an extensive filmography is included.

Book Two Early Vampire Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Polidori
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-11-09
  • ISBN : 9781480277465
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Two Early Vampire Tales written by John Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of vampire fiction includes two classic tales that predate Bram Stoker's masterpiece: John Polidori's The Vampyre and J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla.

Book Classic Vampire Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-02-07
  • ISBN : 9781985155084
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Classic Vampire Tales written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carmilla is a gothic novella by Josepeh Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). Clarimonde is a supernatural short story written by Theophile Gautier and first published in 1836. It tells the story of a priest named Romuald who falls in love with Clarimonde, a beautiful woman who turns out to be a vampire. The story opens with an elderly priest, Romuald, answering the question if he has ever loved. He answers that he has but describes this occurrence as a bewitchment to which he fell victim. Then, he recounts the story of his first love, Clarimonde. The Vampyre is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John W. Polidore. The work is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The story is about Aubrey, a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven, a man of mysterious origins who has entered London society. Amazed by the elegant Lord, Aubrey travels with him through many countries no knowing Ruthven is a vampire.

Book The Vampyre

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Polidori William
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-11
  • ISBN : 9789355220271
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book The Vampyre written by John Polidori William and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vampyre is a work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori taken from the story Lord Byron told as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. 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."

Book CARMILLA  Gothic Classic

Download or read book CARMILLA Gothic Classic written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "CARMILLA (Gothic Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Carmilla is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). Le Fanu presents the story as part of the casebook of Dr. Hesselius, whose departures from medical orthodoxy rank him as the first occult doctor in literature. The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media. It is a one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. 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".

Book Dracula

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bram Stoker
  • Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 1982-04-12
  • ISBN : 0394848284
  • Pages : 97 pages

Download or read book Dracula written by Bram Stoker and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1982-04-12 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neck! The most powerful vampire of all time returns in our Stepping Stone Classic adaption of the original tale by Bran Stoker. Follow Johnathan Harker, Mina Harker, and Dr. Abraham van Helsing as they discover the true nature of evil. Their battle to destroy Count Dracula takes them from the crags of his castle to the streets of London... and back again.

Book The Vampyre

    Book Details:
  • Author : John William Polidori
  • Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
  • Release : 2021-03-09
  • ISBN : 1513278118
  • Pages : 28 pages

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.

Book The Best Vampire Stories 1800 1849

Download or read book The Best Vampire Stories 1800 1849 written by Joseph Le Fanu and published by Bottletree Books LLC. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this International Book Awards anthology finalist, the best vampire short stories from the first half of the 19th century are unearthed from long forgotten journals and magazines. They are collected for the first time in this groundbreaking book on the origins of vampire lore. Watch the book trailer: www.AndrewBarger.com/bestvampirestories1800.html The cradle of all vampire short stories in the English language is the first half of the 19th century. Andrew Barger combed forgotten journals and mysterious texts to collect the very best vintage vampire stories from this crucial period in vampire literature. In doing so, Andrew found the second and third vampire stories originally published in the English language, neither printed since their first publication nearly 200 years ago. Also included is the first vampire story originally written in English by John Polidori after a dare with Lord Byron and Mary Shelley. The book contains the first vampire story by an American who was a graduate of Columbia Law School. The book further includes the first vampire stories by an Englishman and German, including the only vampire stories by such renowned authors as Alexander Dumas, Théophile Gautier and Joseph le Fanu. As readers have come to expect from Andrew, he has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including story backgrounds, author photos and a foreword titled "With Teeth." The ground-breaking stories are: 1819 The Vampyre - John Polidori (1795-1821) 1823 Wake Not the Dead - Ernst Raupach 1848 The Vampire of the Carpathian Mountains - Alexander Dumas (1802-1870) 1839 Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter - Joseph Sheridan le Fanu (1814-1873) 1826 Pepopukin in Corsica - Arthur Young (1741-1820) 1819 The Black Vampyre: A Legend of Saint Domingo - Robert Sands (1799-1832) 1836 Clarimonde - Théophile Gautier (1811-1872)

Book Southern Blood

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lawrence Schimel
  • Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
  • Release : 1997-09-01
  • ISBN : 1620453215
  • Pages : 279 pages

Download or read book Southern Blood written by Lawrence Schimel and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps more than any region, the American South is haunted by the mythology of the vampire, returned from the dead to drain life from the living.

Book Carmilla

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Publisher : Namaskar Books
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 94 pages

Download or read book Carmilla written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and published by Namaskar Books. This book was released on with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Varney the Vampire  Or  the Feast of Blood

Download or read book Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood written by Thomas Peckett Prest and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood is a horror story by Thomas Peckett Prest. Structured in different episodes, these are classic tales of blood sucking horrors at midnights, for fans of the genre.

Book Carmilla

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2019-03
  • ISBN : 0359474330
  • Pages : 90 pages

Download or read book Carmilla written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The haunting tale of a young woman being seduced by a female vampire, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla still manages to enthrall its readers almost two centuries later. Predating Dracula by some 26 years, Carmilla (1871) is the first and perhaps greatest of vampire stories.

Book The Best Vampire Stories

    Book Details:
  • Author : Le Fanu, Gautier Polidori
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-10-25
  • ISBN : 9781979096966
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book The Best Vampire Stories written by Le Fanu, Gautier Polidori and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carmilla is a gothic novella by Josepeh Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). Clarimonde is a supernatural short story written by Theophile Gautier and first published in 1836. It tells the story of a priest named Romuald who falls in love with Clarimonde, a beautiful woman who turns out to be a vampire. The story opens with an elderly priest, Romuald, answering the question if he has ever loved. He answers that he has but describes this occurrence as a bewitchment to which he fell victim. Then, he recounts the story of his first love, Clarimonde. The Vampyre is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John W. Polidore. The work is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The story is about Aubrey, a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven, a man of mysterious origins who has entered London society. Amazed by the elegant Lord, Aubrey travels with him through many countries no knowing Ruthven is a vampire.

Book The Vampyre

    Book Details:
  • Author : John William Polidori
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-09-13
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 46 pages

Download or read book The Vampyre written by John William Polidori and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-13 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In John William Polidori's ''The Vampyre, '' two men decide to travel together in Europe. On their journey, one of the men notices that his companion has troubling habits including one which is deadly. This the vampyre story was published in 1819 decades before Dracula and Carmilla and all those other classic vampire stories that you will know you know that old story about how Mary Shelley wrote.