{"product_id":"ghostly-tales-from-the-lost-summer-of-1816-frankenstein-the-vampyre-other-stories-from-the-villa-diodati-paperback","title":"Ghostly Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre \u0026 Other Stories from the Villa Diodati - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn William Polidori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eByron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn a stormy summer in 1816, a group of pioneering writers gathered in a mansion on Lake Geneva and wrote some of English literature's most influential horror and ghost stories. This is a collection of their work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing stories of mutilated monsters being brought to life and sinister vampires roaming among the circles of society's elite, this collection of dark tales from the infamous Lost Summer of 1816 has had a profound influence on the world of horror writing. Written over 200 years ago when Lord Byron rented the Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva, these stories by n William Polidori, poet Percy Shelley, and Shelley's 19-year-old mistress, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, are the result of a writing competition between friends. The most notable tale, Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, would go on to become one of the most famous horror stories of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis collection includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Shelley\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e by John Polidori\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- \u003ci\u003eFragment of a Ghost Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Percy Shelley\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- \u003ci\u003eA Fragment of a Novel\u003c\/i\u003e by Lord Byron\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume of classic horror tales would make for a worthy addition to the shelves of fans of the horrifying and macabre, and also includes specially-commissioned biographies of each of the authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702552596543,"sku":"9781528710718","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/906a335e6f3bbb0df34cbb7292be4e70_abf472bb-677c-4dc2-87cd-ac5d9fd30393.webp?v=1765025203","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/ghostly-tales-from-the-lost-summer-of-1816-frankenstein-the-vampyre-other-stories-from-the-villa-diodati-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}