The Vampyre; A Tale (Annotated‪)‬

"The Vampyre" is a brief 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."

 

It has often been compared with Bram Stoker’s Dracula and other classic fiction stories.


This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  This book has also been annotated, with extensive additional information about the book and its author, including an overview, characters, publication, influence, adaptations, story, biographical and bibliographical information.