Lord Ruthven the Vampire by John William Polidori
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.
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier wurde am 29.04.1780 in Besançon geboren; er starb am 27.01.1844 in Paris.Nodier erhielt als Sohn eines Advokaten eine gute Ausbildung und war in seiner Heimatstadt früh politisch engagiert. 1804 kam er wegen eines satirischen Gedichts gegen Napoleon kurz ins Gefängnis. 1812 wurde er dennoch kaiserlicher Bibliothekar in Laibach (Ljubljana). Ab 1815 arbeitete er in Paris als Journalist. 1821 reiste er nach Schottland, wo er auchWalter Scotttraf. Ab 1824 war er Leiter der Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. Er unterhielt in seiner Dienstwohnung einen literarischen Salon, in demVigny, MussetundHugoverkehrten.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781932983104 |
| ISBN 10 | 1932983104 |
| Title | Lord Ruthven the Vampire |
| Author | John William Polidori |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Black Coat Press |
| Year published | 2004-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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