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John William Polidori

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

September 07, 1795

Died

August 24, 1821

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Horror

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John William Polidori was an Italian English physician and writer, known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction.

Polidori was the oldest son of Gaetano Polidori, an Italian political émigré scholar, and Anna Maria Pierce, a governess. He had three brothers and four sisters.

He was one of the earliest pupils at recently established Ampleforth College from 1804, and in 1810 went up to the University of Edinburgh, where he wrote a thesis on sleepwalking and received his degree as a doctor of medicine on 1 August 1815 at the age of 19.

In 1816 Dr. Polidori entered Lord Byron's service as his personal physician, and accompanied Byron on a trip through Europe. At th ...more

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	The Vampyre and Carmilla by John William Polidori, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, V.E. Schwab (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villa Diodati Files. Vampiri e altri parassiti (1818-19) by John William Polidori, Lord Byron, Fabio Camilletti (Editor) 3.63 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1819 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il vampiro: Con una dissertazione sul vampiro nella letteratura dell'ottocento by John William Polidori, Nefti Studio (Narrator) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Vampiro \| Carmilla: Clássicos Góticos by John William Polidori, Carmila Sheridan Le Fanu, Cláudio Blanc (translator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Vampiro, um conto: de John William Polidori, 1819 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historias fantásticas Duende #1 by John William Polidori, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Edgar Allan Poe 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vampyre & Other Tales: The Original Vampire Stories by John William Polidori, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viaje por Europa con Lord Byron: El diario de John Polidori by John William Polidori, Carlos Vendrell (Translator) 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“He thought, in fine, that the dreams of poets were the realities of life.”
― John William Polidori, The Vampyre

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“his character was dreadfully vicious, for that the possession of irresistible powers of seduction, rendered his licentious habits more dangerous to society.”
― John William Polidori, The Vampyre

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“all those upon whom it was bestowed, inevitably found that there was a curse upon it, for they were all either led to the scaffold, or sunk to the lowest and the most abject misery.”
― John William Polidori, The Vampyre

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