Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori's publication of The Vampyre, Nick Groom's detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. The vampire first came to public prominence in the early...

The Vampire von Groom, Nick

Ever since The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in 1937 the popularity of the vast, imaginative world he created has only increased over time. What is about Middle-Earth and the characters which populate it that has captured...

"The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents" ist ein Roman von Ann Radcliffe, der als klassisches Beispiel der Schauerliteratur gilt. Die Geschichte spielt im späten 18. Jahrhundert und folgt dem jungen Adeligen Vincentio di...