The first full work of fiction about a vampire in English was John Polidori’s influential The Vampyre, which was published incorrectly under Lord Byron’s name. Polidori (1795-1821) was Byron’s doctor and based his vampire on Byron.
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I swear I never know what your site will look like when I arrive! LOL Love Byron...he's one of the only Romantic poets I could ever read.
ReplyDeleteHmm...what does that say about Byron? Was he sickly, only appeared after dark, could draw others to him in unexplained ways or was the doctor trying to take the suspicion off himself? Interesting info, Bree. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the new look, but then I've enjoyed them all! Where do you find the fabulous pics and such?? :)
@Gabrielle...I've always loved Byron too.
ReplyDelete@Serena...who knows? He was a curious man though, that's for sure. Most of the pictures I get from istock.com.
And thanks ladies for your comments about my page. I keep swearing that I'll leave it alone, then I'll see something or get a new idea, or just get bored, and start messing with it. Blogger has made it way too easy to change the look of your page. lol!!
Bree, I wish I had your talent for page design. I sure didn't know that about Byron. It wasn't in my romantic poets' class. Shelley is my fave.
ReplyDeleteYou won't be disappointed if you check this link out about Nicolas Cage ~ mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/09/is-nicolas-cage-really-a-vampire ~
@Savanna...Thanks. :) And wow. I followed the link and have to say that pic really does look like Cage. Makes me wonder.....
ReplyDeleteWow, how bad would it suck to have your book 'accidentally' credited to someone else? lol
ReplyDelete@Ranae...I know. Sucks, right? lol!
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