![]() The author of this novella was a young, handsome Anglo-Italian, John William Polidori, M.D. The vampire mythology up until this novella was published was all about hideous animated corpses rising from the grave to torment their close relatives. ![]() It shocked readers by telling them of a vampire that socialised in the ballrooms of Georgian London and chose its victim from among the young lady debutants! The novella entitled, The Vampyre - A Tale, was published in 1819 and caused a sensation in England and across Europe by virtue of its complete transformation of the old Eastern legends. ![]() John William Polidori - creator of the literary vampyre! By Marino Dalborra ![]()
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