John Polidori's classic tale "The Vampyre"(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of `The Vampyre' and its central themes and techniques and the Appendices contain material closely associated with its composition and publication, including Lord Byron's prose fragment `Augustus Darvell'.
Sheridan Le Fanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, William Carleton and many more. The companion volume to Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine in World's Classics, The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre features the famous title story by Polidori alongside thirteen other key nineteenth-century tales of mystery and the macabre - by James Hogg, J. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of "The Vampyre" and its central themes and techniques, while the Appendices contain material closely associated with its composition and publication, including Lord Byron's prose fragment "Augustus Darvell."Ībout the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. LeFanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, and William Carelton. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James Hogg, J.S.
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