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The Virgin Vampire
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During one of Napoleon's military campaigns, Edouard Delmont, a young officer, promised to marry Alinska, a Hungarian girl. Back in France, he goes back on his vows and marries someone else. Several years later, Alinska suddenly reappears in his life, transformed into an avenging vampire. She threatens to kill his wife and children unless he honors the vows he made to
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Enjoyment factor - 4
writing - 3
Let's call it a 3.5 and pop it up to a 4, because while it's certainly not the best writing ever, this book was a lot of fun. It is also a worthy read to be sure, especially for people who are interested in the evolution/history of vampires in literature. This book is well off the beaten path, and I can tell you as someone who is not a huge fan of vampire novels, it made for a rollicking good read. On the serious side, this book, published in 1825 (or quite ...more
writing - 3
Let's call it a 3.5 and pop it up to a 4, because while it's certainly not the best writing ever, this book was a lot of fun. It is also a worthy read to be sure, especially for people who are interested in the evolution/history of vampires in literature. This book is well off the beaten path, and I can tell you as someone who is not a huge fan of vampire novels, it made for a rollicking good read. On the serious side, this book, published in 1825 (or quite ...more
An interesting book, written long before the more popular "Dracula", "The Virgin Vampire" tells a relentless story of the destruction of a family by a woman thwarted by a fickle lover. It's one of the earliest of horror stories, and well written. If the ending is a trifle obvious to us these days, it's because of the mass of vampire tales that have followed it. And they followed it, at least in part, because of the success of this story.
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