Books by John Polidori

Not dissimilar to modern day stories, ´The Vampyre´ offers an interesting mix of fangs and romance, and Polidori's tale of Lord Ruthven is a spooky love story that will leave you hiding under your duvet.The young Aubrey is captivated by the mysterious Lord Ruthven, who takes her to Rome. A disagreement between the two, leads Ruthven to travel onward to Greece on his own where he falls in love with Ianthe. She tells him about the tales and myths of vampires but is found killed shortly after.Without connecting the two incidents, Aubrey reunites with Ruthven once more and she rejoins him on his travels, which leads to her eventual heartbreak.Fans of ´Twilight´, ´Dracula´, and ´Buffy the Vampire Slayer´ will enjoy this short story, which is regarded as the first vampire novel to be published.Known by some as the creator of vampire fiction, John William Polidori was an English writer and physician. ´The Vampyre´ is his most successful piece of writing and the first published modern vampire story.A friend to Lord Byron, Polidori also brainstormed with Percy Bysshe Shelley and a soon-to-be Mary Shelley. Mary later worked on a tale with her husband which would become 'Frankenstein'.Polidori died at his father's London house aged 25, weighed down by depression and gambling debts.

" Le Vampire " est le premier roman qui met en scène un personnage de vampire. Commencé par Lord Byron, ce récit a été achevé en 1819 par son médecin et secrétaire particulier, John Polidori. Aubrey, jeune homme de bonne famille, rencontre Lord Ruthven, un homme étrange et mystérieux qu'il admire aussitôt et avec lequel il se lie d'amitié. Ils partent ensemble en voyage en Europe, en Italie puis en Grèce. Aubrey se rend vite compte que le Lord sème la désolation et la mort sur sa route, en même temps qu'il exerce sur son entourage une inquiétante fascination.

Quando Aubrey incontra Lord Ruthven per le strade di Londra, il giovane inglese non può far a meno di notare l’aura di mistero che avvolge lo sconosciuto — una solennità antica e oscura, un pallore sinistro che rendono Lord Ruthven una figura indecifrabile. Insieme viaggiano per l’Europa, e questa sensazione di oscurità imminente non abbandonerà mai Aubrey. C’è una leggenda, una voce nell’orecchio di Aubrey a cui lui però non vuole dar retta neppure quando, sulla loro strada, cominceranno a incontrare strane uccisioni di donne. "Il vampiro" è uno dei capisaldi del genere horror e gotico, una delle prima opere a dare visibilità letteraria ai vampiri, fino all’epoca figure presenti sono nella tradizione folkloristica. Scritto nel 1816 come risposta alla sfida lanciata da Lord Byron, il testo precede addirittura ‘Dracula’ di Bram Stoker, il quale trarrà grande ispirazione dall’opera di Polidori. John Polidori (1795-1821) è stato un medico e scrittore inglese. Considerato come il fondatore del genere letterario sui vampiri, nel 1816 scrive a soli ventun’anni ‘Il Vampiro’, il primo racconto incentrato su queste figure fino allora presenti solo nell’immaginario folkloristico.

Chi non e curioso di scavare nelle allucinazioni, in quei sogni psicotropi dove panico e orrore assumono la forma di quel che non vogliamo vedere? O di scoprire le origini letterarie dei vampiri, la loro prima apparizione su carta e inchiostro? O ancora, di leggere di assassini, presagi di morte, cuori pulsanti, pendoli e corvi neri - chi, insomma, non desidera indagare nelle proprie paure?In questo volume, quattro storie tra le piu classiche del genere, racconti che hanno influenzato cultura pop e letteratura, cinema e televisione. I maestri del terrore - Poe, De Quincey e Polidori -, riuniti in un'unica imperdibile raccolta, vi accompagneranno in un viaggio nel tempo fino alle origini dell'horror. -

Aubrey is a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven – a mysterious man who has recently entered London’s upper class. The two men travel to Rome. There Ruthven does something that Aubrey disapproves, so the young man leaves for Greece. He meets the daughter of a hotelier, Ianthe, who draws his attention. She tells him about a vampire and dies mysteriously after Ruthven also arrives in Greece.Who is Lord Ruthven and why did he come to London? What did he do in Rome that caused Aubrey's disapproval? What were the legends saying? How did Ianthe die?Find all the answers in John Polidori’s short story "The Vampyre" from 1819.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.John William Polidori (1795 - 1821) was an English writer and physician. After he wrote a thesis on sleepwalking, Polidori received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. When it comes to fantasy fiction, he is considered the creator of the vampire genre. Polidori is famous for his short story "The Vampyre", which is considered to be the first modern vampire story. Besides this he wrote several plays, poems as well as some non-fiction.