The Vampire by John William Polidori

A Tale

A young English gentleman, Aubrey, falls under the sway of a suave, mysterious aristocrat whose dazzling manners conceal the fact that he is a vampire; as they travel through Europe the stranger’s seductive, predatory behavior brings ruin to vulnerable women and slowly convinces Aubrey that something supernatural is at work. When Aubrey returns home the monster’s influence reaches into London society, bringing betrayal and tragedy and revealing the dark, parasitic side of fashionable aristocracy.

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