ARGONAUT BOOKS

Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori's publication of 'The Vampyre', Nick Groom's detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. Reviews "An authoritative take on the history of the vampire."-New York Times Book Review"Nick Groom concludes this invigorating study of vampires by suggesting that we should try to be a bit more like them. Thankfully this doesn't entail hanging shiftily around blood donor banks . . . Rather, Groom wants us to think about vampires as a way of re-enchanting the contemporary human condition."-Kathryn Hughe...Read More