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Full Description
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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michael Barsanti
Introduction
Methodology
Bram Stoker's Original Foundation Notes & Data for His "Dracula"
Part I: Handwritten Notes on the Plot
Part II: Handwritten Research Notes ("'Dracula' Notes, etc.")
Part III: Typed Research Notes ("'Dracula' Notes. etc.")
Overview
The Myth of Dracula
Appendices:
I. The Rosenbach Page Numbers
II. Bram Stoker: A Brief Biography
III. Bram Stoker: A Brief Bibliography
IV. Bram Stoker's Nonfiction Sources for Dracula
V. "Vampire" from the Encyclopædia Britannica (1888)
VI. Possible Literary Influences
VII. Bram Stoker's Library
VIII. Dracula: The Novel vs. the Notes
IX. Dracula: The Novel We Could Have Read
Works Cited
Index of Bram Stoker's Original Notes (as Transcribed)
Index of Editors' Annotations
