John Polidori | British writer and physician | Britannica (original) (raw)

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contribution to vampire fiction

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  In vampire: History
  …English is believed to be John Polidori’s “The Vampyre” (1819), about a mysterious aristocrat named Lord Ruthven who seduces young women only to drain their blood and disappear. Those works and others inspired subsequent material for the stage. Later important vampire stories include the serial Varney, the Vampire; or, The…
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“Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”

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  In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus: Writing and publication
  Byron’s physician John Polidori attained some success with “The Vampyre,” which he produced during his stay in Villa Diodati; it would later influence Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Yet it was Godwin who pieced together an outline for what would be the most enduring work to come out of…
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