Bram Stoker Marginalia Discovered in London Library

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Brendan McFadden

Bram Stoker Estate account

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Brendan McFadden reports the London Library’s identification of books apparently used by Stoker while researching Dracula. Markings in surviving volumes were compared with his working notes, linking the collection’s folklore, travel and historical titles to the novel’s preparation.

MailOnline displays 29 October 2018, updated 30 October. Relevant report text and byline inspected: 26 London Library volumes, with markings compared against Stoker’s surviving notes. Attribution is the report’s, rather than independent handwriting authentication.

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