Neglected vampire classics – including tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott and others. Selected by Richard Dalby and introduced by Brian J. Frost.In 1897, Bram Stoker’s iconic DRACULA redefined the horror genre and had a significant impact on the image of the vampire in popular culture. But encounters with the undead were nothing new: they had electrified readers of Gothic fiction since even before Victorian times.DRACULA’S BRETHREN is a tribute to those early writers, a collation of 19 archetypal tales written between 1820 and 1910, many long forgotten, celebrating the vampire stories that both inspired and were inspired by Bram Stoker’s iconic novel.A companion to Richard Dalby’s definitive anthology, DRACULA’S BROOD, itself 30 years old, these rediscovered stories are a genuine treasure trove for classic thrill-seekers and all lovers of supernatural fiction.
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Richard Dalby. Dracula’s Brethren
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INTRODUCTION
THE BRIDE OF THE ISLES. A Tale Founded on the Popular Legend of the Vampire
THE UNHOLY COMPACT ABJURED
VIY
THE BURGOMASTER IN BOTTLE
LOST IN A PYRAMID; OR, THE MUMMY’S CURSE
I
II
PROFESSOR BRANKEL’S SECRET
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES
The Story of a Medical Student. PART I
PART II
MANOR
I
II
III
IV
V
OLD AESON
THE MASK
I
II
III
THE LAST OF THE VAMPIRES
THE STORY OF JELLA AND THE MACIC
THE RING OF KNOWLEDGE
A BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRE
I
II
III
THE STORY OF BAELBROW
THE PURPLE TERROR
GLÁMR
THE VAMPIRE NEMESIS
THE ELECTRIC VAMPIRE
Footnotes. THE BRIDE OF THE ISLES
VIY
GLÁMR
BIBLIOGRAPHY
About the Editors
By the Same Editor
About the Publisher
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The frontispiece from the 1820 edition of ‘The Bride of the Isles’.
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‘What want you there?’ replied the baron (himself), ‘let us know ere we guide you, for we are going thither.’
‘I am Hildebrand, Lord Gowen’s sister’s son, sent by my mother to pay my respects and duty to him as becomes a nephew and a godson, nor has he seen me since my infancy.’
