The Vampyre
1819 short story by John William Polidori / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses of "Vampyre", see Vampire (disambiguation).
"The Vampyre" is a short 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.[1] "The Vampyre" is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction.[2] The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre."[3]
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Short story by John William Polidori | |
Country | England |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Horror short story |
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Publication type | Magazine |
Publisher | The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register; London: H. Colburn, 1814–1820. Vol. 1, No. 63. |
Media type | Print (Periodical and Paperback) |
Publication date | 1 April 1819 |
Pages | p.195–206 |
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