Information about Villa Diodati
The Villa Diodati is a manor in Cologny close to Lake Geneva. It is most famous for having been the summer residence of Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, John Polidori and others in 1816 in which the basis for the classical horror stories Frankenstein and The Vampyre were laid.
This meeting is retold in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Haunted, where the frame plot takes place in a modern version of the Villa Diodati.
This meeting is retold in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Haunted, where the frame plot takes place in a modern version of the Villa Diodati.
Cologny is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Famous for its luxurious villas on the heights of Geneva; a close cousin of Beverly Hills. Offers breathtaking views on the lake Léman and has a prestigous golf course, the Geneva Golf Club.
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Coordinates
Primary sources Rhône, Venoge, Dranse, Aubonne
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Primary sources Rhône, Venoge, Dranse, Aubonne
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Lord Byron
Born: 22 January 1788
London, England
Died: 19 March 1824 (aged 36)
Messolonghi, Greece
Occupation: Poet, revolutionary
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Born: 22 January 1788
London, England
Died: 19 March 1824 (aged 36)
Messolonghi, Greece
Occupation: Poet, revolutionary
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Mary Shelley, portrait by Richard Rothwell (1840)
Born: 30 July 1797
London, England
Died: 1 January 1851 (aged 55)
Chester Square, London, England
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Mary Shelley, portrait by Richard Rothwell (1840)
Born: 30 July 1797
London, England
Died: 1 January 1851 (aged 55)
Chester Square, London, England
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John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was an Italian English physician and writer, known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction.
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein flees "the creature"
1831 edition, inside cover.
Author Mary Shelley
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Gothic horror, Science fiction novel
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Frankenstein flees "the creature"
1831 edition, inside cover.
Author Mary Shelley
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Gothic horror, Science fiction novel
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"The Vampyre"
Author John William Polidori
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Horror short story
Publication type Magazine
Publisher New Monthly magazine and universal register; London: H. Colburn, 1814-1820. Vol. 1, No. 63.
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Author John William Polidori
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Horror short story
Publication type Magazine
Publisher New Monthly magazine and universal register; London: H. Colburn, 1814-1820. Vol. 1, No. 63.
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Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk at the University of British Columbia, February 28, 2006, while on his "Roses and Shit Tour 2006"
Born: January 21 1962
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Chuck Palahniuk at the University of British Columbia, February 28, 2006, while on his "Roses and Shit Tour 2006"
Born: January 21 1962
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Haunted
First edition cover
Author Chuck Palahniuk
Cover artist Jacket design by Rodrigo Corral Design
Jacket photograph by Jeff Middleton
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s)
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First edition cover
Author Chuck Palahniuk
Cover artist Jacket design by Rodrigo Corral Design
Jacket photograph by Jeff Middleton
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s)
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