Audiobooks by John Polidori

B. J. Harrison Reads The Vampyre Audiobook

Aubrey is a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven - a mysterious man who has recently entered London's upper class. The two men travel to Rome. There Ruthven does something that Aubrey disapproves, so the young man leaves for Greece. He meets the daughter of a hotelier, Ianthe, who draws his attention. She tells him about a vampire and dies mysteriously after Ruthven also arrives in Greece. Who is Lord Ruthven and why did he come to London? What did he do in Rome that caused Aubrey's disapproval? What were the legends saying? How did Ianthe die? Find all the answers in John Polidori's short story 'The Vampyre' from 1819. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. John William Polidori (1795 - 1821) was an English writer and physician. After he wrote a thesis on sleepwalking, Polidori received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. When it comes to fantasy fiction, he is considered the creator of the vampire genre. Polidori is famous for his short story 'The Vampyre', which is considered to be the first modern vampire story. Besides this he wrote several plays, poems as well as some non-fiction.

John Polidori (Author), B. J. Harrison, B.J.Harrison (Narrator)

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The Vampyre

The Vampyre is a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. At the request of a friend, Polidori wrote a complete story from the premise outlined in Byron's fragment. Without either author's prior knowledge, the story was published in the April 1819 issue of New Monthly Magazine as "The Vampyre: A Tale by Lord Byron"; despite immediate protests from both Byron and Polidori, the attribution stuck, for a well-known author such as Byron attracted a much better audience. The Vampyre was the first vampire story in English prose, and as such had a wide-ranging influence, almost singlehandedly creating the now-popular image of the vampire as an aristocratic seducer.

John Polidori, John Polidori (Author), Mariela Arredondo (Narrator)

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The Vampyre: And Other Short Gothic Tales

Critically-acclaimed audiobook reader BARNABY EDWARDS (Doctor Who, The Voyage Of The Beagle, Space Danger) performs 11 tales of ghostly gothic spookiness. From tales of Vampyres and spirits, to devil’s deals and ethereal coachmen. Short but oh so sweet, these 11 stories from some of the most lauded authors of the Gothic period, prove that you only need a few pages to tell a truly terrifying tale. The Vampyre by John Polidori How It Happened by Arthur Conan Doyle There Was A Man Dwelt By A Churchyard by M.R. James One Summer Night by Ambrose Bierce By Word Of Mouth by Rudyard Kipling The Clock by W.F. Harvey A Deal With The Devil by Bram Stoker The Wolves Of Cernogratz by Saki Rose Rose by Barry Pain The Last Stage Coachman by Wilkie Collins On The Brighton Road by Richard Middleton

Ambrose Bierce, Barry Pain, Bram Stoker, John Polidori, M.R. James, Richard Middleton, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, W.F. Harvey, Wilkie Collins (Author), Barnaby Edwards (Narrator)

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Classic Scary Tales, Volume 1

Vampires, Werewolves, Mummies, Ghouls, Ghosts and Mad Scientists. Written by some of the greatest minds of all time, and narrated by award-winning narrator B.J. Harrison. Come listen Indian curses from a leprous albino. See a student of Alchemy take a secret draught of the elixir of life. Visit Count Dracula on Walpurgis Nacht. Follow Harry Houdini as he is kidnapped and trapped within the secret horrors of the Egyptian pyramids. Whether it’s the terror of a pit and a pendulum, a terrifying headless horseman, or midnight grave robbers, there is something here for everyone who wants to hear a classic scary story when the lights are down low. Stories include: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving, The Mortal Immortal, by Mary Shelley, Young Goodman Brown, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Monkey's Paw, by W. W. Jacobs, The Vampyre, by John Polidori, The Mark of the Beast, by Rudyard Kipling, The Hand, by Guy de Maupassant, The Body Snatcher, by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Music of Eric Zahn, by H.P. Lovecraft, Dracula's Guest, by Bram Stoker, Rappaccini's Daughter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lot No. 249, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allan Poe, In Letters of Fire, by Gaston Leroux, Feathertop, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Imprisoned with the Pharoahs, by H.P. Lovecraft, The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oh Whistle, and I'll Come To You My Lad, by M. R. James, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant.

Bram Stoker, John Polidori, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Various Authors, Various Authors, W.W. Jacobs, Washington Irving (Author), B.J. Harrison (Narrator)

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Le Vampire

« Le Vampire » est le premier roman qui met en scène un personnage de vampire. Commencé par Lord Byron, ce récit a été achevé en 1819 par son médecin et secrétaire particulier, John Polidori. Aubrey, jeune homme de bonne famille, rencontre Lord Ruthven, un homme étrange et mystérieux qu'il admire aussitôt et avec lequel il se lie d'amitié. Ils partent ensemble en voyage en Europe, en Italie puis en Grèce. Aubrey se rend vite compte que le Lord sème la désolation et la mort sur sa route, en même temps qu'il exerce sur son entourage une inquiétante fascination.

John Polidori (Author), Jean Fauchier (Narrator)

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The Vampyre

Young, impressionable Aubrey is fascinated by the enigmatic Lord Ruthven, and accompanies him on a tour to Europe. But Aubrey develops a growing distaste for Lord Ruthven’s sinister and grotesque conduct - especially as it concerns human blood. This novella, penned during that tempestuous night in Switzerland amongst such notables as Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley, served as the great inspiration for Bram Stoker to create Dracula. Discover the roots of vampirism in literature with award-winning narrator B. J. Harrison.

John Polidori (Author), B.J. Harrison (Narrator)

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