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The Black Vampyre
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Welcome to Episode 371 - The Black Vampyre
In this episode I would like to delve into a literary work published by C. Wiley and Company on June 23, 1819 - The Black Vampyre. Unfortunately, the story has a lot of archaic words that we just don’t use any more - so I think a better way to look at The Black Vampyre is tell its overall story - rather ahead of its time for period in which it was written.’
The full title of the short story is The Black Vampyre, and was supposedly written under the name of Uriah Derick D’Arcy - although some later editions have attributed the story to other writers. The Black Vampire is not only considered the first black vampire story, but the first comedic vampire story, the first vampire story by an American author, and perhaps the first anti-slavery short story of any kind. The story is set against the conditions that set into motion the Revolution in Haiti. As you will soon realize, The Black Vampyre is full of all kinds of improbable plot changes and twists - strange over the top situations that allow it to come across as humorous while also subversive.Welcome to Episode 371 - The Black Vampyre
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