The Vampyre: A Tale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781720626596)

The Vampyre is a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. At the request of a friend, Polidori wrote a complete story from the premise outlined in Byron's fragment. Without either author's prior knowledge, the story was published in the April 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine as "The Vampyre: A Tale by Lord Byron"; despite immediate protests from both Byron and Polidori, the attribution stuck, for a well-known author such as Byron attracted a much better audience.

Author: John William Polidori
ISBN-10: 1720626596
ISBN-13: 9781720626596
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2018
Pages: 30
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.12lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d