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Dracula’s corrected typescript goes to auction

17 April 2002 · RTÉ Archives

Colm Connolly

Bram Stoker Estate account

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RTÉ’s archive account describes the 2002 offering of Stoker’s corrected Dracula typescript at Christie’s in New York. It identifies the title The Un-Dead, the author’s handwritten changes and the substantial typed manuscript, and reports the estimate announced before the sale. This is a record of the auction offering, not confirmation that it sold for that estimate. The archive identifies Colm Connolly as reporter and 17 April 2002 as the original broadcast date. The Estate account is based on RTÉ’s complete written description; the accompanying film could not be inspected because the player currently reports a playback failure.

Complete official RTÉ archive description inspected in Richard’s Chrome. Original news report: 17 April 2002; reporter Colm Connolly. The 2022 archive URL is not the broadcast date. The film player displays Unable to play media, so no audiovisual inspection or transcript is claimed. Written account verified; film inspection remains a separate follow-up.

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Bram’s corrected typescript of Dracula, headed The Un-Dead, with its four protective cases. Christie’s 2002 lot photograph, reproduced by CESNUR; not a complete page facsimile.
Bram’s corrected typescript of Dracula, headed The Un-Dead, with its four protective cases. Christie’s 2002 lot photograph, reproduced by CESNUR; not a complete page facsimile.Christie’s, 2002, via CESNUR. Rights reserved.