{"product_id":"gothic-tales-from-the-lost-summer-of-1816-frankenstein-the-vampyre-other-stories-from-the-villa-diodati-paperback","title":"Gothic Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre, \u0026 Other Stories from the Villa Diodati - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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\u003cstrong\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 Gothic Horror stories, including \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a collection of their work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused global climatic disruption and 1816 became known as the 'Year Without a Summer'. This uncertain, subliminal time became a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern horror literature. Trapped indoors by weeks of relentless storms, a group of brilliant literary minds, including Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (then Mary Godwin), and John Polidori, were challenged by Lord Byron to each write a tale of the supernatural. The resulting works, produced in a spirit of intellectual rivalry and imaginative experimentation, would exert a lasting influence on Gothic fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection features the complete literary output of that legendary gathering at the Villa Diodati: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/em\u003e by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/em\u003e by John Polidori\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Fragment of a Novel\u003c\/em\u003e by Lord Byron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFragment of a Ghost Story\u003c\/em\u003e by Percy Bysshe Shelley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, these works mark a decisive moment in literary history that continues to shape critical understandings of horror and the supernatural. This collection is the ideal read for those interested in how a single cultural moment crystallised the modern Gothic genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46141695951034,"sku":"9781528710718","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/SVERMXE2Xt9781528710718.webp?v=1783747853","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/gothic-tales-from-the-lost-summer-of-1816-frankenstein-the-vampyre-other-stories-from-the-villa-diodati-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}