![]() Harrison he does a fantastic job with the story and really gets animated with his voice throughout this tale which made the story fun, if that's even a thing for vampire stories. All in all I was happy with this book and will probably tackle it again just to hopefully get a little more from it the second time around. I actually really enjoyed Lord Ruthven's character the best and the mystery around him. 'The Vampyre' was first published on April 1, 1819, by Colburn in the New Monthly Magazine with the false attribution 'A Tale by Lord Byron. The whole story did seem a tad rushed, but it had some definite good creep factor to it. 'The Vampyre - is a short story written by John William Polidori and is a progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. ![]() ![]() The writing was well done and the characters were just okay. The Vampyre is a good short story, but I wish it could have been longer. One night Aubrey and Lord Ruthven is attacked by bandits and Lord Ruthven is mortally wounded and upon his dying breath makes Aubrey swear to an odd oath before Lord Ruthven dies, or so it seems. Aubrey starts to become uncomfortable with Lord Ruthven's ways and starts to become suspicious. The Vampyre is a short novella that follows the young gentleman known as Aubrey who accompanies the mysteries Lord Ruthven on a tour of Europe. The Vampyre, by John William Polidori, was written about 80 years or so before Bram Stokers Dracula. ![]() A great vampire novella set before Bram Stoker! ![]()
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