The Vampyre, written by Lord Byron’s personal physician John Polidori, is the first English vampire story and established many conventions of vampire literature, including the linkage of sexuality and violence. The vampiric Lord Ruthven was modeled on Byron and the tale was often falsely attributed to Byron, as on this American printing, an attribution that only helped its popularity.
English Literature Collection: The Vampyre
Date Acquired by Rosenbach Brothers
06/30/2011
