Gothic Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre, & Other Stories from the Villa Diodati

On a stormy summer in 1816, a group of pioneering writers gathered in a mansion on Lake Geneva and wrote some of English literature's most influential Gothic Horror stories, including Frankenstein and The Vampyre. This is a collection of their work.

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused global climatic disruption and 1816 became known as the 'Year Without a Summer'. This uncertain, subliminal time became a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern horror literature. Trapped indoors by week...