Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories (Paperback) by Michael Sims

from AnnieHidalgo

A fun book. I think the most surprising thing about Victorian literature, whenever I read it, is that it's never as dated as I expected it to be. People really are similar, throughout the ages. There are a few really great stories. I was sure I'd read "The Family of the Vourdalak" quite a few yea...

from fundevogel

I always have the most trouble reviewing collections. Invariably the stories vary, often dramatically, in tone, style, and quality making it harder to review the work as a whole. Fortunately in this case Sims has made it clear what the intent of this collection is. This is not just a collection o...

from harpua

Was an interesting book. I agree with a few other reviewers here and that it was nice to get back to the type of vampires I grew up with, not the ones that are so popular nowadays. Some of the stories were hard to read, but I suspect that is just from the differences in language and writing style...

from atimco

In this collection of vampire stories from the Victorians, Michael Sims provides a fascinating look at the development of vampire mythology. He starts with some "true" accounts from the sixteenth century that set the stage for later fictional works, culminating the collection with a short work by...

from MrsLee

I haven't read a lot of vampire stories. My favorite so far has been Dracula. I like my monsters to be repulsive and irredeemable, not sparkly and angsty. That being said, this book is full of tales with creatures just the way I like them. I love the introduction to the book, which explains the a...