Frankenstein, Vampire, and Volcano: Dinner at Lake Geneva
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The story describes a dinner party at Lake Geneva where Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and others conceived the ideas for Frankenstein and Dracula, and the discussion revolves around the historical context and literary significance of this event.
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Vermin2000Author
2 months ago
How a dinner party 209 years ago gave us both Frankenstein and the modern vampire legend.
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