Question: Classic Vampire Novels!?
For my English Honors project, I'm doing the subject of vampires!. Through my project I'm trying to portray how vampires were in books before the media turned the subject into all blood and gore!. I want to show how sophisticated and sensual that genre used to be!. So I'm wondering if anyone knows some old, sophisticated books about vampires that show their inner struggle with humanity!. Of course, I have already decided upon Dracula by Bram Stoker, but I still need two more books!. They have to be a more advanced reading level and must be sophisticated!
Please do not suggest the Twilight books as I have already read them and they are not allowed for this project!. (Although they are BY FAR my favorite book series =D)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Please note that this list is order of their writing, starting in 1819!. Most of them can be accessed at the web site link below!.
The Vampyre
(1819)
John Polidori
Wake Not the Dead
(1823)
Johann Ludwig Tieck
Varney the Vampyre
(1847)
James Malcolm Rymer
Vol!. 1 | Vol!. 2 | Vol!. 3
The Last Lords of Gardonal
(1867)
William Gilbert
Vikram and the Vampire
(1870)
Sir Richard F!. Burton
Carmilla
(1871)
Sheridan Le Fanu
The Horla
(1887)
Guy De Maupassant
A Mystery of the Campagna
(1887)
Anne Crawford
The Sad Story of a Vampire
(1894)
Count Stenbock
Good Lady Ducayne
(1896)
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Dracula
(1897)
Bram Stoker
The Tomb of Sarah
(1900)
F!. G!. Loring
An Authenticated Vampire Story
(1909)
Dr!. Franz Hartmann
For the Blood is the Life
(1911)
F!. Marion Crawford
The Room in the Tower
(1912)
E!. F!. Benson
The Transfer
(1912)
Algernon Blackwood
Dracula's Guest
(1914)
Bram Stoker
Mrs!. Amworth
(1920)
E!. F!. Benson
The Vampire
(1920)
Jan Neruda
Four Wooden Stakes
(1925)
Victor Roman
Good luck with your project, but I think you'll find that the vampire of those days was a nasty creature, not an Anne Rice lust toy!.
RavenWww@QuestionHome@Com
Most of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicle books are good!. You'll definitely get 2 books from those (does it matter if they're by the same author!?)
I would recommend "Interview with a Vampire" and "Vampire Lestat"
Both of those would show feeling, compassion, and sensuality within the vampire psyche!.
Hope this helps! Good subject by the way!.
EDIT:
Oh, I just thought of these!. There's a whole series, and while they're certainly not classic, or even very well written, it takes a VERY different take on vampires, if you read at least one of them you'll see what I mean!.
The Southern Vampire series by Charlaine HarrisWww@QuestionHome@Com
My suggestions would be something by Anne Rice, and Carmilla by la Fanu!. Do you have an opening date for when you believe the media began portraying vampires as such!? Such as prior to the 1980's, or etc!? That will affect your choice of novels!.
I normally don't put much stock in Wikipedia, but this seems like a good article, and has great resources that you may wish to check out!. Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Twilight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ok i now i just saw thatt u aren't allowed to do them!. i have heard of house of night and books by anne rice!. i searched vampire novels on google and there is a vampire website which listed all vampire novels ever published!. and ofcourse there is always amazon for books!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
What about Anne Rice's books!
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HERE IS WER WEBSITE - VAMPIRE CHRONICLES
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books by Anne Rice!. Superb!.
Please help! http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index!?!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Go to www!.bn!.com and type in vampires and alot of books come up!
OMG! I love the Twilight series :) Www@QuestionHome@Com
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Oops didn't read what you wrote just the question!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You could try Ann Rice's Interview with a Vampire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I have to go with Ann RiceWww@QuestionHome@Com