Synopses & Reviews
Three classic works of vampire literature come together for the first time in one volume. Complementing the complete texts are background essays as well as additional selections by the three authors and others. Because the vampire novel has proven so influential in film, an extensive filmography is included.
About the Author
Alan J. Richardson is professor and chair of the accounting area at the Schulich School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University and is an FCGA and Life Member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario. He was the founding editor of "Canadian Accounting Perspectives" and currently sits on the editorial boards of ten academic journals. His research focuses on the regulation of audit practice rights. He has published in "Accounting Organizations and Society", "Contemporary Accounting Research", "Journal of Accounting Research", and "Accounting Historians Journal", among others
Table of Contents
About This Series Introduction A Note on the Texts I. The Vampire Comes to England Lord Byron, [A Vampire Curse] from "The Giaour" Lord Byron, "Fragment of a Novel" John Polidori, ["Events at the Villa Diodati, July, 1816"] from the Introduction to The Vampyre Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel James Malcolm Rhymer, [The Grave Robbers Get a Surprise] from Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood Christopher Frayling, "The Genesis of Dracula" Elizabeth Miller, [Stoker's Research] Elizabeth Miller, "Dracula Sightings" from Dracula: Sense and Nonsense Bram Stoker, "Dracula's Guest" II. Three Vampire Tales John Polidori, The Vampyre: A Tale Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla Bram Stoker, Dracula John Polidori Chronology Sheridan Le Fanu Chronology Bram Stoker Chronology Vampire Filmography Works Cited For Further Reading