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WRITTEN IN BLOOD
A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH VAMPIRE |
| By: |
Paul Adams |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.98 |
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| ISBN 10: |
075095745X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780750957458 |
| Publisher: |
THE HISTORY PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2014 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Vampires, chilling supernatural creatures of the night - do they really exist? The British Isles has a remarkable association with the realms of the undead, from the nineteenth-century world of Croglin Grange, Varney the Vampire and Stoker's Dracula, through to Hammer Films and the modern phenomenon of the Highgate Vampire. |
| Synopsis: |
Vampires, chilling supernatural creatures of the night - do they really exist? The British Isles has a remarkable association with the realms of the undead, from the nineteenth-century world of Croglin Grange, Varney the Vampire and Stoker's Dracula, through to Hammer Films and the modern phenomenon of the Highgate Vampire.In this new and thought-provoking book, illustrated with many never before seen photographs and drawing on extensive original research, is a detailed and fascinating exploration of the history of British vampirism in both fact and fiction; a modern guide where every page is truly written in blood . . . |
| Illustrations: |
16 Plates, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The History Press Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |