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"In 1929, the U.S. diplomat, writer and philhellenist George Horton (1859-1942) published a book with the rather curious title ""Home of Nymphs and Vampires: The Isles of Greece."" The eighth chapter of the book, simply titled ""Vampires"", remains a gripping account of the history and legends surrounding Greek vampires, commonly known as the vrykolakas. With the original book being long out-of-print, and with no digitised copy available online, Horton's small text serves as a perfect introduction to Greek vampirology for the anglophone reader, and thus merits its own volume. The appendix to Horton's text includes an early eyewitness account of the superstitions surrounding the vrykolakas on the island of Mykonos in 1700."

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"George Horton (1859-1942) was a United States diplomat, writer and philehellnist best remembered today for his book ""The Blight of Asia"", a book detailing the ethnic cleansing of the Christians of Asia Minor. In 1929 he published the book ""Home of Nymphs and Vampires: The Isles of Greece"" which is a traveller's account of his journeys through the Greek islands, with curious chapters on the folklore of fairies and vampires. He died on June 5, 1942 and left behind over 15 books of non-fiction and poetry."

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