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| Author | Uriah Derick D'Arcy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 1819 |
| Pages | 112 (2020 edition) |
| ISBN | 9781914090004 |
The Black Vampyre; A Legend of St. Domingo is an American short story published in 1819 by the pseudonymous Uriah Derick D'Arcy.[1] It is credited as "the first black vampire story, the first comedic vampire story, the first story to include a mulatto vampire, the first vampire story by an American author, and perhaps the first anti-slavery short story."[1] The Black Vampyre tells the story of a black slave, who is resurrected as a vampire after being killed by his captor; the slave seeks revenge on his captor and achieves it by stealing the captor's son and marrying the captor's wife. D'Arcy sets the story against the conditions that led to the Haitian Revolution.
- ^ a b Barger, Andrew (2012). The Best Vampire Stories 1800–1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology. Bottletree Classics. p. 148. ISBN 978-1933747354.