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The Vampyre Polidori’s The Vampyre Essay 6: Vampire Mythology The Vampyre is a short story written by John Polidori. It was first published in the New Monthly magazine in April of 1819. John Polidori was the assistant and physician of Lord Byron, whom he stole the notes from to write the story. The Vampyre would fall under the romantic gothic genre because of its setting and theme in the story. The Vampyre begins with Lord Ruthven, a nobleman, at a London party alone. The story does not touch upon why or how Ruthven became a vampyre. The reader just learns as the story progresses. At the party, Lady Mercer threw herself Ruthvens way, but he does not even notice her because she is not pure in heart and soul. Instead, Ruthven takes notice of the virtuous wife and innocent daughter. Ruthven, who has the reputation of being a very good speaker, takes notice of Aubrey, a young rich orphan that was left with only one sister. Aubrey is ecstatic that such an “extraordinary being,” noticed him. Their relationship matures through the story and they go on a tour of the continent together. Aubrey notices that Ruthven is not normal on the tour vampire, aubrey, ruthven, vampyre, story, ianthe, because, sister, lord, under, one, notice, being, aubrey’s, young, woods, whom, way, warns, tour, takes, supernatural, starts, room, polidori, party, night, love, learns, just, john, informed, horse, heart, health, guardians