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Lord Ruthven the Vampire
Contributor(s): Polidori, John William (Author), Nodier, Charles (Author), Morlock, Frank J. (Adapted by)

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 ISBN: 1932983104     ISBN-13: 9781932983104
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
OUR PRICE: $19.90  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2004
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Annotation: In the early 1800s, young British aristocrat Aubrey travels through Italy and Greece with the mercurial and fantastic Lord Ruthven. Later, when Ruthven returns from the dead to prey on his sister, Aubrey realizes that the enigmatic stranger is a vampire.
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Horror - General
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.60 lbs) 248 pages
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 119
 
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In the early 1800s, young British aristocrat Aubrey travels through Italy and Greece in the company of the mercurial and fantastic Lord Ruthven. Later, he believes his friend to have been mysteriously slain. But when Ruthven returns from the dead to prey on his sister, he realizes that the enigmatic stranger is none other than a vampire The character of the Byronesque vampire Lord Ruthven was first created in 1816 by John William Polidori on the same night that Mary Shelley created Frankenstein. This volume includes the original 1819 Polidori novella, a fragment from Lord Byron showing his own take on the character, an 1820 stage adaptation by French author Charles Nodier and an 1821 vaudeville play by Eug ne Scribe. The book also includes an all-new story pitting Ruthven against Dracula and Sherlock Holmes by renowned playwright and translator Frank J. Morlock.
 
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