Description

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Bram Stoker's initial notes and outlines for his landmark horror novel Dracula were auctioned at Sotheby's in London in 1913 and eventually made their way to the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, where they are housed today. Until now, few of the 124 pages have been transcribed or analyzed.

This painstaking work reproduces the handwritten notes both in facsimile and in annotated transcription. It also includes Stoker's typewritten research notes and thoroughly analyzes all of the materials, which range from Stoker's thoughts on the novel's characters and settings to a nine-page calendar of events that includes most of the now-familiar story. Ample annotations guide readers through the construction of the novel and the changes that were made to its structure, plot, setting and characters. Nine appendices provide insight into Stoker's personal life, his other works and his early literary influences.

About the Author

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The late Bram Stoker was an Irish writer of novels and short stories and the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. The late Robert Eighteen-Bisang, owner of the world's largest private collection of vampire books, was an authority on Dracula and vampire literature. He was a member of the Horror Writers Association and lived in Vancouver, British Columbia. The late Elizabeth Miller, professor emeritus (Memorial University of Newfoundland), was recognized internationally as a leading Stoker and Dracula scholar. She lectured regularly on both sides of the Atlantic and published several books. She lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.