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Great Classic Vampire Stories

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Great Classic Vampire Stories

By: M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu, James Malcolm Rymer, Aleksei Tolstoy
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Groundbreaking for the time in which they were written, the vampire stories of the 1800s have inspired many modern writers. Enjoy the thrilling stories that originated the genre of vampire fiction. Includes: "The End of My Journey", by Lord Byron (1816); "The Vampyre", by John Polidori (1819); "The Family of the Vourdalak", by Aleksei Tolstoy (1839); "Varney the Vampire", by James Malcolm Rymer (1847); "Carmilla", by Sheridan Le Fanu (1872); "A True Story of a Vampire", by Eric, Count Stenbock (1894); and "Count Magnus", by M. R. James (1904).

©2012 AudioGO (P)2012 AudioGO Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Horror Scary Vampire Fantasy Classics

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enjoyed the narrator and the stories. but found myself listening to chapters again if I lost place.

rather the chapters were named better

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This is a collection of good short stories written in an old style from years ago which makes them more enjoyable and Interesting in my opinion.

Good Stuff

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Vivid descriptions - you'll enjoy these. Each story has its own horror and gives you a deadly vampire.

Very good horror stories

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These are superb vampire stories written by great writers and beautifully read.It was a joy from start to finish.Highly recommended.

Superb Stories.

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I love the stories, gothic horror is perfect now as the fall sets in. The narrator is good enough when reading "normally", but the accents leaves a lot to be desired. They all sound the same, which is none that can be recognised. Just a sort of generic not-English-accent.

Great stories, narrator lacking

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The stories included herein are of course all classics of the genre. I was actually surprised to find Lord Byron's notoriously unfinished "Fragment of a Novel" as the opening piece. Simon Vance has a great voice, very steady and clear, however I often find I can't listen to this work while doing other things. Vance's reading is very dry and his characterisation isn't very engaging. It's a bit like a text book and I had to rewind a few times.

Good stories, dry reading.

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I really enjoyed all the stories and I finished it very fast. Easy to listen.

Great vampire's book

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Stories are taken in chronological order from Byron to M R James. Great performance. A good grounding in early vampire literature. Thanks Audible for this free audio book.
The Radio 4 archive of ‘in our time’ has an episode on Polidori’s The Vampyre which references some of these other stories.

Wonderful Journey through Vampire Literature

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A thoroughly enjoyable horror compilation, well read and gripping from start to finish. brilliant, well worth the credit. A must have for all horror buffs!

Enjoyable vampiric horror

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