{"product_id":"the-vampyre-a-tale-paperback-1","title":"The Vampyre; a Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn William Polidori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vampyre is a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. At the request of a friend, Polidori wrote a complete story from the premise outlined in Byron's fragment. Without either author's prior knowledge, the story was published in the April 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine as \"The Vampyre: A Tale by Lord Byron\"; despite immediate protests from both Byron and Polidori, the attribution stuck, for a well-known author such as Byron attracted a much better audience. The Vampyre was the first vampire story in English prose, and as such had a wide-ranging influence, almost singlehandedly creating the now-popular image of the vampire as an aristocratic seducer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114271936647,"sku":"9781546406266","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/151f54154565eef8da61eef797252a11.webp?v=1732497251","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-vampyre-a-tale-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}