{"product_id":"9780486851365-tales-of-villa-diodati","title":"The Tales of Villa Diodati","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Origins of Iconic Science Fiction and Gothic Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1816, also known as “The Year Without a Summer,” a group of pioneering writers gathered at Villa Diodati in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and wrote some of the most iconic Gothic horror stories in English literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1816, also known as “The Year Without a Summer,” a group of pioneering writers gathered at Villa Diodati in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and wrote some of the most iconic Gothic horror stories in English literature. \u003cem\u003eThe Tales of Villa Diodati\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of a legendary ghost story contest between friends confined indoors by unseasonably dismal weather. “We will each write a story,” proposed Lord Byron. The challenge was the genesis of this blood-chilling anthology blending the macabre, supernatural, and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include Mary Shelley’s \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, the first true science fiction novel, and John Polidori’s \u003cem\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/em\u003e, considered one of the earliest examples of the romantic vampire genre. The story was inspired by Lord Byron’s \u003cem\u003eA Fragment\u003c\/em\u003e, which is also included, as is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s \u003cem\u003eFragment of a Ghost Story\u003c\/em\u003e. These spine-tingling tales have enthralled generations of readers for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033829449825,"sku":"9780486851365","price":10.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32484669.jpg?v=1737629063","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780486851365-tales-of-villa-diodati","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}