The Ozark Historical Review
Keywords
vampires, consumption, cures
Abstract
From the late 19th century, newspapers reported of incidences where blood-drinking was used as a potential cure for disease. This paper explores this report and investigates this behavior among consumptives at the time.
Recommended Citation
Widmer, Rachel
(2019)
"Consumptive Vampires: Notes on Nineteenth-Century Blood-Drinkers,"
The Ozark Historical Review: Vol. 47, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/ohr/vol47/iss1/6
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