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Free FreeThe manner of Frankenstein's conception is not unknown, but the other gothic figure to emerge from that evening is more obscure - The Vampyre, from the pen of Lord Byron's doctor, John William Polidori.
In this illustrated lecture, our speakers from KCL, Dr Ruth Richardson and Prof Brian Huswitz, trace the life of this young doctor before that fateful night, and follow through to his tragic death and literary afterlife.
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2015-10-31 2015-10-31 Europe/London The First Vampyre - Lord Byron's Physician Dr Polidori A talk about Lord Byron's doctor, John William Polidori, and his literary invention of the Vampire. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/10/31/the-first-vampyre-lord-byrons-physician-dr-polidori-70527 ,,, Meeting point to be confirmedWhat else is hapening in London on 31st Oct 2015
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