Three classic works of vampire literature come together for the first time in one volume. Complementing the complete texts are background essays as well as additional selections by the three authors and others. Because the vampire novel has proven so influential in film, an extensive filmography is included.
About This Series
Introduction 1
A Note on the Texts 13
Pt. 1 The Vampire Comes to England 15
A Vampire Curse from "The Giaour" 17
"Fragment of a Novel" 18
"Events at the Villa Diodati, July, 1816" from the Introduction to The Vampyre 23
Christabel 25
The Grave Robbers Get a Surprise from Varney the Vampire, or the Feast of Blood 39
"The Genesis of Dracula" 42
Stoker's Research 47
"Dracula Sightings" from Dracula: Sense and Nonsense 51
"Dracula's Guest" 57
Pt. 2 Three Vampire Tales 67
The Vampyre: A Tale 68
Carmilla 86
Dracula 149
John Polidori Chronology 461
Sheridan Le Fanu Chronology 462
Bram Stoker Chronology 464
Vampire Filmography 466
Works Cited 475
For Further Reading 477
