Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The Vampire Or The Bride Of The Isles

James Robinson Planché

2.7/5 ( ratings)

Freely adapted from Lord Byron’s Fragment of a Novel, J.R. Planché's The Vampire; or, the Bride of the Isles predates Dracula in its depiction of the vampire as a seductive, sophisticated, and noble figure. It also helped popularize the character of Lord Ruthven, a nefarious “creature of the night” who would later be immortalized in numerous films, operas, roleplaying games, novels and comic books. Set in the Scottish Isles, Planché’s play begins with our heroine having a prophetic vision of her own demise. Lady Margaret is besieged with a nightmarish visitation from a vampiric fiend who threatens to feast upon her blood. These premonitions are quickly borne out when she meets her betrothed, the villainous Lord Ruthven, an otherworldly creature alluded to in local gossip and rumor. He seeks to marry Margaret in order to drain her of her blood. Will her prophetic dreams come true? Or will she be saved from Ruthven’s villainous schemes?

Language: English

Pages: 56

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

Release: June 17, 2004

ISBN: 1419186574

ISBN 13: 9781419186578

The Vampire Or The Bride Of The Isles

James Robinson Planché

2.7/5 ( ratings)

Freely adapted from Lord Byron’s Fragment of a Novel, J.R. Planché's The Vampire; or, the Bride of the Isles predates Dracula in its depiction of the vampire as a seductive, sophisticated, and noble figure. It also helped popularize the character of Lord Ruthven, a nefarious “creature of the night” who would later be immortalized in numerous films, operas, roleplaying games, novels and comic books. Set in the Scottish Isles, Planché’s play begins with our heroine having a prophetic vision of her own demise. Lady Margaret is besieged with a nightmarish visitation from a vampiric fiend who threatens to feast upon her blood. These premonitions are quickly borne out when she meets her betrothed, the villainous Lord Ruthven, an otherworldly creature alluded to in local gossip and rumor. He seeks to marry Margaret in order to drain her of her blood. Will her prophetic dreams come true? Or will she be saved from Ruthven’s villainous schemes?

Language: English

Pages: 56

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

Release: June 17, 2004

ISBN: 1419186574

ISBN 13: 9781419186578

More books from James Robinson Planché

The Beauty and the Beast

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Story of the Beauty and the Beast: The Original Classic French Fairytale

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Beauty and the Beast - All Four Versions

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?