Dracula creator Bram Stoker’s escape from fangs of death in Birmingham

18 October 2012 · Birmingham Mail

Justine Halifax

Bram Stoker Estate account

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Halifax retells a theatrical reminiscence in which Stoker and George Alexander flee a lion-taming show in Birmingham. The article connects the episode with his work for Irving, while leaving the encounter’s date uncertain.

Birmingham Mail, 18 October 2012, updated 24 October. The article retells a theatrical reminiscence; its misplaced “this weekend” centenary wording is not adopted. The date of the lion encounter remains uncertain.

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