{"product_id":"vampyre-tales-an-anthology-9781955741026","title":"Vampyre Tales: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen chilling tales recount some of the earliest examples of vampire lore ever published. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGothic tales, traditional folklore, satire, psychological horror, and even romance set the stage for a diverse cast of undead characters, including the first ever black vampire story, gay vampires, lesbian vampires, psychic vampires, some old, some young, but all bloodthirsty! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology also features the first vampire story ever set in the Carpathian region (\u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e, a possible influence on Bram Stoker), as well as Stoker's own story \u003cem\u003eDracula's Guest\u003c\/em\u003e, excised by his publisher from his classic \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e novel before publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Fragment (1816) - Lord Byron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vampyre (1819) - John William Polidori\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Black Vampyre (1819) - Uriah Derick D'Arcy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarimonde (1836) - Théophile Gautier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mysterious Stranger (1854) - Anonymous (Karl von Wachsmann)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmilla (1872) - J. Sheridan LeFanu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen's Mystery (1883) - Julian Hawthorne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManor (1885) - Karl Heinrich Ulrichs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood Lady Ducayne (1896) - Mary E. Braddon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDracula's Guest (1897) - Bram Stoker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tomb of Sarah (1900) - F. G. Loring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vampire Maid (1900) - Hume Nisbet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor The Blood is The Life (1911) - Francis Marion Crawford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Room in The Tower (1912) - E. F. Benson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Transfer (1912) - Algernon Blackwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Darley Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483550748946,"sku":"9781955741026","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69af6627-651b-4193-bd3c-2effadaecc18.jpg?v=1730363155","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vampyre-tales-an-anthology-9781955741026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}