A Clutch of Vampires ed. Raymond T. McNally (New York Graphic Society, 1974, 0-8212-0594-3, $6.95, 255pp, hc, an)
A selection of 25 items, including non-fiction, tracing vampirism through the history of literature. The British pb edition (NEL 1976) omits a few of the minor articles.
- 9 · Introduction · Raymond T. McNally · in
- 23 · Philinnion · Phlegon of Tralles; translated by Montague Summers · ss The Vampire in Europe by Montague Summers, Kegan Paul, Trench & Trubner, 1929; from Phlegon’s “Concerning Wondrous Things” (ca. 120) in Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum, Paris, 1849.
- 27 · Mennipus and Apollonius · Philostratus; translated by F. C. Conybeare · ss The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus, Heinemann, 1912; written ca. 200.
- 33 · A Chinese Vampire · Jan Jacob Maria de Groot · vi The Religious System of China by Jan Jacob Maria de Groot, E.J. Brill, 1892
- 35 · Vampire in a Knight’s Household · Walter Map; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ss
from De nugis curialium (ca. 1200), ed. Thomas Wright, Camden Society 1850.
- 39 · Two Twelfth-Century Vampires · Raymond T. McNally · si (r)
- 40 · The Buckinghamshire Vampire · William of Newburgh; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ss
from Historia Rerum Anglicarum (ca. 1190), London: Sumptibus Societatis 1856.
- 41 · The Berwick Vampire · William of Newburgh; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ss
from Historia Rerum Anglicarum (ca. 1190), London: Sumptibus Societatis 1856.
- 43 · Sixteenth-Century Vampire in Silesia · Henry More · ar An Anti-dote Against Atheism by Henry More, London, 1653
- 49 · Seventeenth-Century Vampire in an Austrian Province · Erasmus Franciscus; translated by Raymond T. McNally · vi
from Franciscus’ commentary on Baron Valvasor’s Die Ehre des Herzogthums Krain, Ljubljana 1689.
- 51 · An Eighteenth-Century Look at Vampires · Raymond T. McNally · si (r)
- 52 · Peter Plogosovitz of Kisilova, 1725 · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 53 · Testimony of the Count of Cabreras, 1730 · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 54 · Arnold Paole, 1732 · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 56 · Michael Ranft’s Account of the Diet of the Dead · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 57 · Calmet’s Eighteenth-Century Questions About Vampires · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 58 · Calmet’s Enlightened Explanation of Vampirism · Augustin Calmet; translated by Raymond T. McNally · ar
translated from the French (Traité sur les apparitions des espirits, et sur les vampires, ou Les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie, Paris 1751).
- 61 · Hungarian Antidote Against Vampires · An Austrian Imperial Army Officer; translated by Raymond T. McNally · lt
from Les Letters Juives, 1732.
- 63 · The Vampyre · John Polidori · ex The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron
- 69 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)
- 155 · Croglin Grange Vampire · Augustus Hare, Archdeacon · ss The Story of My Life by Augustus Hare, George Allen, London, 1896, as “The Vampire of Croglin Grange”
- 163 · Vampires in and Near Newport, Rhode Island · [uncredited] · ar New York Evening World February 2 1896; article found among Bram Stoker’s working papers for Dracula.
- 169 · Vampire from Brooklyn, N.Y. · William Seabrook · ex from Witchcraft—Its Power in the World Today, Harcourt Brace, 1940
report of an incident in 1932.
- 179 · Vampires in Modern Greece · Montague Summers · ar The Vampire in Europe by Montague Summers, Kegan Paul, Trench & Trubner, 1929
- 183 · A Russian Vampire · Alexander Afansief; translated by W. R. S. Ralston · ex from Songs of the Russian People, 1869
- 185 · Another Russian Vampire · Elena Hahn Petrovna Blavatsky · ex from Isis Unveiled, 1877
- 189 · Five Romanian Vampires · Raymond T. McNally · si (r)
- 189 · Story from Botosani · Tudor Pamfile ,[?], uncredited · vi Ion Creanga v5,
- 190 · Story from Siret · Tudor Pamfile ,[?], uncredited · vi Ion Creanga v6,
- 190 · Story from Vaguilesti · N. I. Dumitrascu · vi Ion Creanga v7, 1914
- 191 · Story from Albata · translated by Raymond T. McNally · vi; dated 1937.
trans. from manuscript held in Institute of Folklore, Bucharest.
- 192 · [untitled folktale] · translated by Raymond T. McNally · ss 1969
translated from a manuscript held in Institute of Folklore, Bucharest.
- 195 · Vampire in Venice · Lawrence Durrell · ex from Balthazar, Dutton, 1958
- 201 · The Living Dead · Robert Bloch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1967
- 209 · The Drifting Snow · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales February 1939
- 223 · Drink My Red Blood · Richard Matheson · ss Imagination April 1951
- 235 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.
- 253 · Are Vampires Less Frequent Today? · Montague Summers · ar The Vampire in Europe by Montague Summers, Kegan Paul, Trench & Trubner, 1929
- 255 · A Contemporary Romanian Vampire · Raymond T. McNally · ar
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