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<p>The <em>Vampyre (1819)</em> follows a young Englishman Aubrey who becomes enchanted by the mysterious Lord Ruthven. As they travel through Europe Aubrey witnesses Ruthven's destructive influence and uncovers unsettling truths. After Ruthven disappears and Ianthe a woman who Aubrey loves dies under suspicious circumstances. Bound by an oath not to reveal Ruthven's secrets Aubrey is horrified when Ruthven reappears in London under a new identity and begins courting Aubrey's sister. Aubrey watches helplessly as Ruthven prepares to claim his next victim.</p><p></p><p><em>The</em> <em>Vampire; or The Bride of the Isles (1820)</em> is a Gothic melodrama set in the Scottish Isles where Lady Margaret is haunted by a prophetic vision of her own death at the hands of a vampire. As the story unfolds themes of supernatural dread romantic peril and eerie prophecy converge in a theatrical spectacle that helped popularize the vampire as a refined and seductive antagonist on the English stage.</p>