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The Vampyre, Also Featuring

By John Polidori

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The Vampyre, Also Featuring

By John Polidori

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The Vampyre (1819) follows a young Englishman, Aubrey, who becomes enchanted by the mysterious Lord Ruthven. As they travel through Europe, Aubrey witnesses Ruthven's destructive influence and uncovers unsettling truths. After Ruthven disappears and Ianthe, a woman who Aubrey loves, dies under suspicious circumstances. Bound by an oath not to reveal Ruthven's secrets, Aubrey is horrified when Ruthven reappears in London under a new identity and begins courting Aubrey's sister. Aubrey watches helplessly as Ruthven prepares to claim his next victim.
The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles (1820) is a Gothic melodrama set in the Scottish Isles, where Lady Margaret is haunted by a prophetic vision of her own death at the hands of a vampire. As the story unfolds, themes of supernatural dread, romantic peril, and eerie prophecy converge in a theatrical spectacle that helped popularize the vampire as a refined and seductive antagonist on the English stage.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
124
Release Date:
2025-08-08
Publication Date:
2025-08-08
Publisher:
NRM Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1965179460
ISBN13:
9781965179468
Weight:
106 g
Height:
108 cm
Width:
178 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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