The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre

John Polidori
Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Morrison and Chris Baldick

Oxford World's Classics

The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre

John Polidori
Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Morrison and Chris Baldick

Oxford World's Classics

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The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre

John Polidori
Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Morrison and Chris Baldick

Oxford World's Classics

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The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre

John Polidori
Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Morrison and Chris Baldick

Oxford World's Classics

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