"The weather went from being beautiful to tempestuous: torrential thunderstorms plagued the Shelleys, Byron and Polidori. The weather -- along with the company and the eerie ambiance of the locale -- contributed to the genesis of Frankenstein, Polidori's ""The Vampyre"" and in all likelihood, modern weird fiction. On the night of June 16th, the group read aloud a collection of German ghost stories, The Fantasmagoriana. This inspired Byron to challenge the group to write a ghost story. Shelley wrote an forgettable story; Byron wrote a story fragment; and Polidori began the ""The Vampyre"", the first modern vampire tale."
By:
John Polidori, J R Planche Introduction by:
Darrell Schweitzer Imprint: Wildside Press Dimensions:
Height: 227mm,
Width: 154mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 186g ISBN:9781592248797 ISBN 10: 1592248799 Pages: 116 Publication Date:01 November 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
