The Vampire
by John William Polidori
44 pages~1 hr
“The original masterpiece that birthed the legend of the seductive undead.”
Before Dracula ever rose from his coffin, John Polidori's aristocratic predator set the standard for the modern vampire. Follow a naive young traveler into a world of Gothic shadows as he discovers that his charismatic companion's thirst for blood is as insatiable as his charm.
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