The Icelandic Dracula: Bram Stoker’s vampire takes a second bite

19 April 2017 · The Guardian

Colin Fleming

Bram Stoker Estate account

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Colin Fleming explores the changed characters, expanded castle episode and compressed later action of the Icelandic Makt Myrkranna, newly translated into English as Powers of Darkness. He considers possible explanations for its differences without establishing who was responsible for each change.

The Guardian, 19 April 2017. This contemporary feature discusses the English translation and its differences from Dracula. Its proposed early-draft explanation is speculative; subsequent scholarship must be distinguished from what was reported in 2017.

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Red cover of Powers of Darkness, The Overlook Press, 2017. — Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula, 2017 English edition, ISBN9781468313369.Cover © The Overlook Press / Abrams.