Lord Ruthven the Vampire (Paperback)

In the early 1800s, young British aristocrat Aubrey travels through Italy and Greece in the company of the mercurial and fantastic Lord Ruthven. Later, he believes his friend to have been mysteriously slain. But when Ruthven returns from the dead to prey on his sister, he realizes that the enigmatic stranger is none other than a vampire The character of the Byronesque vampire Lord Ruthven was first created in 1816 by John William Polidori on the same night that Mary Shelley created Frankenstein. This volume includes the original 1819 Polidori novella, a fragment from Lord Byron showing his own take on the character, an 1820 stage adaptation by French author Charles Nodier and an 1821 vaudeville play by Eugene Scribe. The book also includes an all-new story pitting Ruthven against Dracula and Sherlock Holmes by renowned playwright and translator Frank J. Morlock.

General

Imprint:	Black Coat Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	John William Polidori • Charles Nodier
Adapted by:	Frank J. Morlock
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-932983-10-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories
LSN:	1-932983-10-4
Barcode:	9781932983104

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