Volume 2: From Reconstruction to the Present
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Volume 2: From Reconstruction to the Present by William Dudley
The second novel from the best-selling Argentine author of The Anatomist, The Merciful Women is a brilliant retelling of the birth of the Gothic novel. In the summer of 1816, Percy and Mary Shelley, Mary's sister, and Lord Byron hid themselves away in a Swiss villa, whiling away rainy afternoons with the Gothic novel contest that would produce Frankenstein. Andahazi's reimagining focuses on the fifth competitor: John Polidori, Byron's manservant, a talent-less hack resentful of the ease of his master's life. Through a Faustian pact with an unseen intercessant, Polidori obtains the most compelling vampire story ever written. But The Vampyre has striking similarities to Polidori's benefactor and to what she asks of him in return. Opium, erotica, and decadence meld into a sly and stylish novel about literary ambition, talent, and inspiration.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780737731873 |
| ISBN 10 | 0737731877 |
| Title | Volume 2: From Reconstruction to the Present |
| Author | William Dudley |
| Series | Opposing Viewpoints In American History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Greenhaven Press |
| Year published | 2006-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |