The Vampyre, and Other Tales of the Macabre by John William Polidori, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Letitia E. Landon, Allan Cunningham, Nathaniel Parker Willis, William Carleton, Catherine Gore, Horace Smith, Charles James Lever, Robert Morrison, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, James Hogg

The Vampyre, and Other Tales of the Macabre

John William Polidori, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Letitia E. Landon, Allan Cunningham, Nathaniel Parker Willis, William Carleton, Catherine Gore, Horace Smith, Charles James Lever, Robert Morrison, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, James Hogg

278 pages • first pub 1819 (view editions)

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John Polidori's classic tale "The Vampyre"(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James...

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3.39
based on 392 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 71%

tense: 40%

challenging: 20%

sad: 20%

adventurous: 11%

emotional: 11%

reflective: 5%

funny: 2%

Pace

30% of readers chose fast
21% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

4% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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