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"The House of the Vampire" is a 1907 vampire story by George S. Viereck about a young writer who falls under the powerful influence of a old and mysterious master. However, the writer is not the first of his underlings, as the young man finds out in the most terrible of ways. George Sylvester Viereck (1884 - 1962) was a German-American writer and poet. Other notable works by this author include: "Nineveh and Other Poems" (1907), "Confessions of a Barbarian" (1910), and "The Candle and the Flame" (1912). This chilling tale of lust and terror will appeal to fans of vampire fiction, and it is not…mehr

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"The House of the Vampire" is a 1907 vampire story by George S. Viereck about a young writer who falls under the powerful influence of a old and mysterious master. However, the writer is not the first of his underlings, as the young man finds out in the most terrible of ways. George Sylvester Viereck (1884 - 1962) was a German-American writer and poet. Other notable works by this author include: "Nineveh and Other Poems" (1907), "Confessions of a Barbarian" (1910), and "The Candle and the Flame" (1912). This chilling tale of lust and terror will appeal to fans of vampire fiction, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector of vintage literature of this ilk. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
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George Sylvester Viereck was a German-American poet, author, and propagandist. He was born in Munich on 31 December 1884. His father, Louis Viereck, was elected to the Reichstag but imprisoned for attending Socialist Party meetings. At his mother's urging, Louis emigrated to the United States in 1896 and Laura followed some months later. Louis obtained American citizenship in 1901, but in 1911 he went back to Germany. In 1904, George Sylvester Viereck published his first collection of poems, Nineveh and Other Poems. His heroes were Napoleon Bonaparte, Oscar Wilde, and Jesus Christ. George and Peter were his two sons. George died while serving in the Second World War. Peter Viereck, his other son, was a historian, political author, and poet.