Who was Dracula?, Bram Stoker's trail of blood, Jim Steinmeyer
Type
Label
Who was Dracula?, Bram Stoker's trail of blood, Jim Steinmeyer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Who was Dracula?
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
826300866
Responsibility statement
Jim Steinmeyer
Sub title
Bram Stoker's trail of blood
Summary
"An acclaimed historian sleuths out literature's most famous vampire, uncovering the source material--from folklore and history to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman--behind Bram Stoker's bloody creation"--Dust jacket flap
Table Of Contents
1. Prologue : "blood of my blood" -- 1. The demon : "in a way you cannot dream of" -- 2. The boy : "naturally secretive to the world" -- 3. The leading ladies : "only real flowers" -- 4. The acting manager : "disagreeable things" -- 5. The vampire : "I am Dracula" -- 6. The voivode : "rage and fury diabolical" -- 7. The novelist : "dreadful" -- 8. The murderer : "morbidly fascinating" -- 9. The suspect : "distinguished people" -- 10. The actor : "abject terror, grim humor" -- 11. The poet : "perennial sweet death" -- 12. The playwright : "they mystery of his sin" -- 13. The accused : "monstrous and unlawful" -- 14. The stranger : "here I am noble" -- 15. The friends : "into thy hands, o Lord" -- 16. The legend : "spread over centuries."