The Dracula secrets : Jack the Ripper and the darkest sources of Bram Stoker

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Since its publication in 1897, there have been suggestions that the fictional exploits of Dracula were more closely associated with Jack the Ripper than a Transylvanian Count. Historian Neil Storey provides the first British-based investigation of the sources used by Stoker and paints an evocative portrait of Stoker, his influences, friends and the London he knew in the late 19th century. Among Stoker's group of friends, however, were dark shadows. Storey explores how Stoker created Dracula out of the climate of fear that surrounded the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. Add to this potent. Read more... Abstract: Since its publication in 1897, there have been suggestions that the fictional exploits of Dracula were more closely associated with Jack the Ripper than a Transylvanian Count. Historian Neil Storey provides the first British-based investigation of the sources used by Stoker and paints an evocative portrait of Stoker, his influences, friends and the London he knew in the late 19th century. Among Stoker's group of friends, however, were dark shadows. Storey explores how Stoker created Dracula out of the climate of fear that surrounded the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. Add to this potent Content: Cover Title Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Young Bram 2 Trinity 3 Love of no Common Order 4 Arrival 5 Who is the Great American Doctor? 6 Affectionately Yours 7 Draw Back the Curtain 8 The Whitechapel Vampire 9 Dracula and the Undead 10 The Keepers of the Secret Appendix 1 An Expert Witness Appendix 2 Published Sources Appendix 3 Jonathan Harker's Journey Appendix 4 Mr Bram Stoker Appendix 5 Catalogue of the Library of the Late Bram Stoker Select Bibliography Plates Copyright.