Vampires (The Weird and Horrible Library) [Paperback]

Nancy Garden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1973 | Series: The Weird and Horrible Library

Examines the history and legends of the "undead" creatures who have reportedly roamed the earth since ancient times, sucking the blood of the living.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397314574
• ISBN-13: 978-0397314577
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,961,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exhaustively researched book presented in easy-to-read form., March 31, 2004

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This review is from: Vampires (The Weird and Horrible Library) (Paperback)

While far from being complete, "Vampires" is a terrific book that I received (far too long ago) as a child. The book contains etchings that are a bit graphic, but 10-year olds (and older) should find them to be not too disturbing, and the book as a whole to be an interesting read.

"Vampires" chronicles the history of these mythic creatures from their beginnings as religious figures (the original Talmud, for example, listed one (Lilitu), as being the first wife of Adam) to their modern incarnations. Much space is given to different incarnations from different countries and cultures, while an entire chapter on "Dracula" helps to connect the dots between real life Romanian ruler Vlad Tepes (NOT Dracul, as another review states; Dracul was a nickname given him and this is stated in the book) and Bram Stoker's creation (As a side note, Tepes is also believed to be the inspiration for Machiavelli's "The Prince.").

The book, while being geared toward middle-school aged students, contains enough viable information, that I recently used it as a reference in an MLA college paper! How many children's books could be that useful, as is this one, years later?

"Vampires" is a rare find for those who haven't yet seen it, and a keeper.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vampires By: Nancy Garden is so COOL! : - (=, November 11, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Vampires (Paperback)

Vampires By: Nancy Garden gives you all the facts on vampires. I am a vampire master, and this book helped me earn that title. This book gives you how you would become a vampire, how to stop a vampire and their nature. You may think Count Dracula was a made up character created by the 1 and only Bram Stoker, but actually there was a real living man named Count Dracul. Not Count Dracula. He would be given that name later on in life. The definiton of Dracul is dragon and devil. People actually beleived that Count Dracul "The Impaler" made deals with the Devil. Count Dracul really lived in Transylvania, Romania and really did drink the blood of humans. Which made him look like a vampire. Count Dracul was renamed Count Dracula after some time. If you want to see a good vampire movie. See the very first Dracula, were Bela Lugosi stars as the Dark Prince. Although the movie is 69 years old, it is real spooky and eerie. And Bela Lugosi is a great vampire. Vampires is such a good book. I give my applause to Nancy Garden. WELL DONE! Vampires are my life. I live, eat, sleep vampires. Some other good horror authors is the greatest writer of all time, Bram Stoker. He wrote Dracula. And Anne Rice is real good. I personally like to read books by Daniel Cohen. He is like Nancy Garden, but he tells stories. You may think you know all about vampires, but you have to read this book. "Vampires" gives so much detail and explanation in it. If you're a vampire fanatic, like myself, buy this book.