The Vampyre
the secret history of Lord Byron
$68.52
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2007
Summary
‘The Secret History of Lord Byron’ - a chilling and utterly compelling gothic fantasy
Infamous poet Lord Byron comes to life with incendiary brilliance in this spellbinding blend of gothic imagination and documented fact. Wandering in the mountains of Greece, the supreme sensualist is drawn to the beauty of a mysterious fugitive slave; soon he is utterly entranced, and his fate is sealed. He embarks on a life of adventure even his genius could not have foreseen; chosen to enjoy powers…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349120461 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349120463 |
| Author: | Tom Holland |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 199mm x 290mm |
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Critics Review
Ingenious and entertaining
A classical alternative to the traditional tale, Byron himself would have been pleased by such an eerie, erudite addition to his myth - TIME OUT
Ingenious and entertaining - SUNDAY TIMESA powerfully atmospheric tale - COMPANYA tour de force of scholarship and gothicity - LOS ANGELES TIMESA classical alternative to the traditional tale, Byron himself would have been pleased by such an eerie, erudite addition to his myth - TIME OUTIngenious and entertaining - SUNDAY TIMESA powerfully atmospheric tale - COMPANYA tour de force of scholarship and gothicity - LOS ANGELES TIMESTom Holland
Tom Holland is a novelist and historian. His novels include SUPPING WITH PANTHERS, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, ATTIS and THE SLEEPER IN THE SANDS. He is the author of the prizewinning works on classical history, RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE. He lives in London.
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