An edition of The poet and the vampyre (2014)
The poet and the vampyre
the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters
By Andrew McConnell Stott
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Language
eng
Pages
443
Description:
Love affairs, literary rivalries, and the supernatural collide in an inspired journey to Lake Geneva, where Byron, the Shelleys, and John Polidori come together to create literature's greatest monsters.
subjects: English literature, Friends and associates, Expatriate authors, Vampires in literature, History and criticism, Romanticism, English Authors, Monsters in literature, Homes and haunts, Supernatural in literature, English Horror tales, New York Times reviewed, Byron, george gordon byron, baron, 1788-1824, Authors, biography, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Shelley, mary wollstonecraft, 1797-1851, Shelley, percy bysshe, 1792-1822, Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
People: George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), John William Polidori (1795-1821), Claire Clairmont (1798-1879), Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character)
Places: Switzerland
Times: 19th century