Bibliograph

The poet and the vampyre, the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters, Andrew McConnell Stott

Type

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The poet and the vampyre, the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters, Andrew McConnell Stott

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-415) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The poet and the vampyre

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

870098419

Responsibility statement

Andrew McConnell Stott

Sub title

the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

St George's Day -- Directions for John -- The footing of an equal -- That odd-headed girl -- Here is a man -- An empire's dust -- Young Tahitians -- A star in the halo of the moon -- Fog of the Jura -- To die of joy -- The hero of Milan -- Household gods -- The vampyre -- Sea Sodom -- Torn clouds before the hurricane

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