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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Rare letter offers glimpse into Bram Stoker’s early thoughts on Dracula

A letter by Bram Stoker shortly after Dracula was published
Stoker’s letter, addressed to an unidentified ‘Williams’, has the ‘ring of an artist knowingly pushing the boundaries of the gothic and enjoying it’. Photograph: Bayliss Rare Books

He had just unleashed one of the most famed gothic horror books on the world, a blood-curdling classic that chilled readers and has inspired countless authors, film-makers and video game developers ever since.

But a rare note that Bram Stoker wrote only weeks after Dracula was published in 1897 gives a glimpse into the playful fun he must have had with the novel.

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