Who Was Dracula? Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood |
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| Author:
| Steinmeyer, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-399-16877-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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The acclaimed author of The Last Greatest Magician in the World sleuths out literature's iconic vampire, uncovering the source material--from folklore and history, to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman--behind Bram Stoker's lord of the undead. Praise for Who Was Dracula? "A fantastic, well-documented story." --
Library Journal (starred review) "[A] well-researched and entertaining take on...
More Description The acclaimed author of The Last Greatest Magician in the World sleuths out literature's iconic vampire, uncovering the source material--from folklore and history, to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman--behind Bram Stoker's lord of the undead.
Praise for Who Was Dracula?
"A fantastic, well-documented story." --Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] well-researched and entertaining take on Dracula's origin story." --Publishers Weekly
"Who Was Dracula? chronicles the misadventures of Bram Stoker and his numerous friends and colleagues, both famous and obscure, hoping to unearth the recipe for a truly iconic character." --San Francisco Book Review
"Who Was Dracula? is a book you'll want to sink your teeth into." --"The Bookworm Sez"