Bram Stoker’s notebook offers cryptic clues to Dracula

18 October 2011 · The Guardian

Alison Flood

Bram Stoker Estate account

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Alison Flood reports Noel’s rediscovery of Bram Stoker’s early notebook and the work of Dacre and Elizabeth Miller towards publishing it. Its observations of Dublin life and draft ideas offer evidence of Bram’s writing before Dracula; suggested connections with the novel remain interpretations.

The Guardian, 18 October 2011. Relevant report identifies the family-held 1871–1881 notebook and its planned publication. It is reporting about the notebook, not a full transcription.

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The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years. — The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years, published in 2012. The completed book, pictured after the 2011 announcement; not an image of the original notebook.Robson Press / Biteback Publishing, 2012.