The Vampyre

Livro digital

Título:
The Vampyre

Autor:
John William Polidori

Categoria:
Ficção > Terror

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
English edition. Lord Ruthven is elegant, cold, and dangerous, an aristocrat surrounded by fascination and death. As Aubrey follows him, he gradually discovers the monstrous truth hidden beneath Ruthven’s social charm. John William Polidori’s tale helped define the image of the sophisticated, seductive, predatory vampire long before Dracula became the dominant figure in popular imagination. It is short, direct, and historically decisive for modern horror. Published in 1819, The Vampyre is essential reading for anyone interested in the literary origins of the aristocratic vampire and the passage from Gothic fiction into horror.