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9780486471921

The Vampyre, The Werewolf and Other Gothic Tales of Horror

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486471921

  • ISBN10:

    0486471926

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-04-23
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

Lock the doors and turn on the lights! These seven blood-chilling tales of the macabre are a showcase of the supernatural that is sure to haunt your dreams. Includes John Polidori's "The Vampyre," Edward Bulwer-Lytton's "Monos and Daimonos," Clemence Housman's "The Werewolf," plus 4 anonymous tales, including "The Curse" and "The Victim."

Author Biography

John Polidori was a gothic writer, a doctor, and the uncle of Dante, who briefly served as Lord Byron's personal physician. Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a popular writer who coined such phrases as "the pursuit of the almighty dollar" and "the pen is mightier than the sword." Clemence Housman was a British author, illustrator, feminist, and social activist, who was a sister of poet A. E. Housman and writer-illustrator Laurence Housman.

Table of Contents

Introduction
THE VAMPYRE, John Polidori
THE WEREWOLF, Clemence Housman
MONOS AND DAIMONOS, Edward Bulwer-Lytton
THE VINDICTIVE MONK; OR THE FATAL RING, Isaac Crookenden
THE CURSE, Anonymous
THE VICTIM, Anonymous
THE ASTROLOGER'S PREDICTION; OR THE MANIAC'S FATE, Anonymous
 

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