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The London Library identifies the books behind Dracula
29 October 2018 · The Bookseller
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Benedicte Page reports the London Library’s identification of 26 books listed among Bram Stoker’s sources for Dracula. Several volumes contain underlining, crosses, folded pages and other marks corresponding closely to references in his research notes. The Library attributes these annotations to Stoker; Exeter scholar Nick Groom, who examined the books, supports that identification. Stoker belonged to the Library from 1890 to 1897. The report names works by Sabine Baring-Gould, Thomas Browne, A. F. Crosse and Charles Boner among the relevant holdings. Development director Philip Spedding explains how the discovery connects books still on the shelves with the novel’s composition, while director Philip Marshall places it within the Library’s continuing support for writers. This is a report of the Library’s announcement and scholarly assessment, rather than an independent authentication by the Estate.
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