The Vampyre: Being the True Pilgrimage of George Gordon, Sixth Lord Byron - Brossura

Holland, Tom

Brossura

ISBN 10: 075151361X ISBN 13: 9780751513615

Casa editrice: Sphere, 1996

Riassunto

The Secret History of Lord Byron... Legendary poet Lord Byron comes to life with incendiary brilliance in this spellbinding blend of gothic imagination and documented fact that paints an unforgettable portrait of the nineteenth-century romantic genius as the world's most formidable vampire. Wandering in the mountains of Greece, Byron is drawn to the beauty of a mysterious fugitive slave; soon he is utterly entranced, and his fate is sealed. The supreme sensualist embarks on a life of adventure even his genius could not have foreseen; chosen to enjoy powers beyond those any vampire has ever known, Byron enters a dark, intoxicating world, traversing centuries of long-lost secrets, ancient arts, and scorching excesses of evil. But Byron's gift is also his torment: an all consuming thirst that withers life at the root, damning all those he loves...
With its impeccable scholarship and breathtaking storytelling, THE VAMPYRE is a wonderful combination of fact and fantasy, both compelling and also strangely plausible...

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Recensione:

A classical alternative to the traditional tale, Byron himself would have been pleased by such an eerie, erudite addition to his myth (TIME OUT)

Ingenious and entertaining (SUNDAY TIMES)

A powerfully atmospheric tale (COMPANY)

A tour de force of scholarship and gothicity (LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Descrizione del libro:

* A novel of death, love and the agonies of immortality
* 'A damned good story' INDEPENDENT

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Sphere
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 075151361X
• ISBN 13: 9780751513615
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432