ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, lˈɔːɹd bˈaɪɹɑːn, mˈɛɹi ʃˈɛli, pˈɜːsi bˈaɪsʃ ʃˈɛli, dʒˈɑːn wˈɪljəm pˌɑːlɪdˈɔːɹi ænd klˈɛɹ klˈɛɹmɔnt ɹˈiːd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv dʒˈɜːmən ɡˈoʊst stˈoːɹiz tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ fɹˈɛntʃ, fˈaɪv ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː fɹʌmðə .
In June 1816, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John William Polidori and Claire Clairmont read  (1812), a collection of German ghost stories translated into French, five of which were from the .