A Clutch of Vampires: These Being Among the Best from History and Literature

by Raymond T. McNally

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Presents the most diversified collection of vampire accounts yet published in English. The "walking dead" has been a lively theme for artists working in various media.

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Raymond T. McNally
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Bloch, Robert (Contributor)
Calmet, Augustin (Contributor)
Creanga, Ion (Contributor)
Durrell, Lawrence (Contributor)
Franciscus, Erasmus (Contributor)
Grendon, Stephen (Contributor)
Groot, Jan Jacob Maria de (Contributor)
Hare, Augustus (Contributor)
Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan (Contributor)
Madame Blavatsky (Contributor)
Map, Walter (Contributor)
Matheson, Richard (Contributor)
Philostratus (Contributor)
Phlegon of Tralles (Contributor)
Polidori, John (Contributor)
Ralston, W. R. S. (Contributor)
Seabrook, William (Contributor)
Stoker, Bram (Contributor)
Summers, Montague (Contributor)
William of Newburgh (Contributor)

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Gorey, Edward (Cover artist)

Common Knowledge

Original title
The Magic Island
Original publication date
1929; 1974
People/Characters
Maman Celie; Louis; Wirkus
Important places
Haiti; La Gonâve, Haiti; Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Dedication
To Maman Celie for reasons which appear hereafter
To the memory of Augustin Calmet (1672-1757) and Montague Summers (1880-1948), holy fathers in the Christian faith and the spiritual fathers of all latter-day vampirologists
First words
Our West Indian mail boat lay at anchor in a tropical green gulf.
In the vast genus of horrible beings, vampires belong to a distinct order.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They plunged a stake through the heart of the corpse.

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133.4 — Philosophy & psychology Parapsychology & occultism Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism Demonology and witchcraft
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GR830 .V3 .M26 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Folklore Folklore By subject Animals, plants, and minerals
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