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Book ReviewsThree Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions) |
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Book: Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions)
Written by: John William Polidori J. Sheridan Le Fanu Bram Stoker |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Average Customer Rating: 5 / 5
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Great compilation.
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5 / 5
Dracula is a classic that is worth the price of admission by itself. But when you add Carmilla, Vampyre, and the other little extras then it becomes a must buy for any fantasy or vampire fan. Pick it up. You wont be sorry.
An unprecedented resource
Rating:
5 / 5
A note from the editor (Anne Williams): This volume brings together the texts needed to follow the evolution of the vampire through the nineteenth century. The vampire first appears in Lord Byron's "The Giaour," a bit of folklore he picked up when traveling in Greece. The first vampire tale in English emerges from the ghost-story-writing contest in 1816 that also produced "Frankenstein." Sheridan LeFanu's novella, "Carmilla" describes the dangers of a female vampire, a story which in turned influenced Bram Stoker, whose "Dracula" provided the archetype of the monster that has influenced countless movies and novels. This edition also contains an introduction speculating about the enduring appeal of this monster, a filmography, and critical and literary excerpts establishing the cultural context out of which the fantasy emerged.
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