{"product_id":"ghostly-tales-lost-summer-1816-frankenstein-vampyre-other-stories-villa-diodati-9781528772266-new","title":"Gothic Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre, \u0026 Other Stories from the Villa Diodati","description":"\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","brand":"FANTASY AND HORROR CLASSICS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51543252599074,"sku":"9781528772266-new","price":29.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781528772266.jpg?v=1776374592","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/ghostly-tales-lost-summer-1816-frankenstein-vampyre-other-stories-villa-diodati-9781528772266-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}