A reader in New Zealand

A letter from H H Murdoch in Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, records an early response to Dracula from New Zealand. Murdoch describes reading late into the night. He also refers to a newspaper burlesque enclosure and a chart of Taupō sent separately. The surviving letter brings one overseas reader into view, while leaving questions about the accompanying material. Its references do not establish that the enclosure survives with the letter or that Bram used the chart in his writing.