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The weather went from being beautiful to tempestuous: torrential
thunderstorms plagued the Shelleys, Byron and Polidori. The weather
-- along with the company and the eerie ambiance of the locale --
contributed to the genesis of _Frankenstein, _ Polidori's "The
Vampyre," and, in all likelihood, modern weird fiction. On the
night of June 16th, the group read aloud a collection of German
ghost stories, _The Fantasmagoriana._ This inspired Byron to
challenge the group to write a ghost story. Shelley wrote an
forgettable story; Byron wrote a story fragment; and Polidori began
the "The Vampyre," the first modern vampire tale. (Jacketless
library hardcover.)
Published in 1872, this two-volume autobiography by the British
playwright J. R. Planche (1796-1880) tells the story of his long
and varied life in the theatre. Planche wrote, adapted or
collaborated on 176 plays over the course of his career, covering a
wide range of theatrical genres including comedy, opera,
extravaganza and pantomime. He also became an acknowledged expert
on stage costume, and argued the importance of historically
accurate costumes in productions of Shakespeare's plays. Engagingly
written, these volumes contain fascinating anecdotes on the famous
theatrical and musical figures of the time, including Charles
Kemble, Eliza Vestris and Carl Maria von Weber. Volume 1 contains
Planche's descriptions of his childhood, and recollections of the
beginnings of his career at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. The work
confirms Planche's permanent place in the history of theatre
practice, and provides an intriguing glimpse into the Regency and
early Victorian London stage.
Published in 1872, this two-volume autobiography by the British
playwright J. R. Planche (1796-1880) tells the story of his long
and varied life in the theatre. Planche wrote, adapted or
collaborated on 176 plays over the course of his career, covering a
wide range of theatrical genres including comedy, opera,
extravaganza and pantomime. He also became an acknowledged expert
on stage costume, and argued the importance of historically
accurate costumes in productions of Shakespeare's plays. Engagingly
written, these volumes contain fascinating anecdotes on the famous
theatrical and musical figures of the time, including Charles
Kemble, Eliza Vestris and Carl Maria von Weber. Volume 2 traces the
continued development of Planche's career, covering his productions
at the Olympic, Drury Lane, Covent Garden and Haymarket theatres.
The work confirms Planche's permanent place in the history of
theatre practice, and provides an intriguing glimpse into the
Regency and early Victorian London stage.
Stage adaptation of Byron Polidori's tale by J. R. Planche.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Stage adaptation of Byron Polidori's tale by J. R. Planche.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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