- Library Binding: 342 pages
- Publisher: McFarland; annotated edition edition (Aug 8 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786434104
- ISBN-13: 978-0786434107
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 18.2 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 798 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #68 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Gothic
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A Must for Scholars and Fans,
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This review is from: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (Library Binding)
Robert Eighteen-Bisang and Elizabeth Miller have accomplished the almost impossible - to present a new milestone in Stoker scholarship which will be indispensible reading for anybody seriously interested in the world's most important horror novel. The beautifully presented volume was obviously a labour of love.
First, we are presented with facsimile reproductions of Bram Stoker's original notes which, until now, were only available at the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia. The handwritten notes have been meticulously transcribed, no small feat if you take a look at Stoker's original handwriting. Stoker's typed research notes are also included. But what makes this book a must for Dracula fans and scholars are the extensive, insightful annotations. They present many new insights and settle a number of long debates surrounding the novel, and make for a fascinating read. To complement the notes and annotations, there are also various appendices, ranging from the construction of the novel, the mysterious "Dracula's Guest", the novel's characters, an 1888 Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the term 'vampire', to literary influences, and more. A wonderfully stimulating read, fascinating, enlightening, and of course, always frightening.
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4.9 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A "must-read" for Dracula fans!,
By Joel H. Emerson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (Library Binding)
In our modern era of DVD and Blu-ray movies, we are often treated to a special features section after the film, in which one can find interviews where the director describes his thought process and journey of creation, as well as various alternate and deleted scenes. What a DVD's special features section does for a great movie, "Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula" does for Stoker's literary masterpiece. During the many years it took for Bram Stoker to write "Dracula," the author accumulated over a hundred pages of notes. In those pages can be found early character concepts and plot threads, many of which never made it into the published novel. Until recently, one had to travel to the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia to see those notes, and then had to attempt to decipher Stoker's notoriously sloppy handwriting. But now, thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth Miller and Robert Eighteen-Bisang, anyone can read through a printed (and thus legible!) transcript of the Notes, as well as gain further insight into Stoker's journey of creation through the transcribers' annotations and commentaries. Being an author myself, and having personally studied Stoker's original notes at the Rosenbach, I can say from experience that anyone who wishes to enjoy "Dracula" beyond a superficial level should seriously consider picking up a copy of "Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula." --- Joel H. Emerson The Un-Dead: The DRACULA novel, rewritten to include stoker's characters and events
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Magnificent, an obvious labor of love...,
By Robert Devereaux, author of Deadweight - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (Library Binding)
Robert Eighteen-Bisang has spent an extraordinary life devoted to vampire lore and especially to Dracula.
Now, he and Elizabeth Miller, in a beautifully produced volume, annotate and transcribe Bram Stoker's notes for Dracula. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in this seminal work of fiction and in how novels are put together. Bravo! 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must for Scholars and Fans,
By H. Peter Golz "Associate Professor" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (Library Binding)
Robert Eighteen-Bisang and Elizabeth Miller have accomplished the almost impossible - to present a new milestone in Stoker scholarship which will be indispensible reading for anybody seriously interested in the world's most important horror novel. The beautifully presented volume was obviously a labour of love.
First, we are presented with facsimile reproductions of Bram Stoker's original notes which, until now, were only available at the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia. The handwritten notes have been meticulously transcribed, no small feat if you take a look at Stoker's original handwriting. Stoker's typed research notes are also included. But what makes this book a must for Dracula fans and scholars are the extensive, insightful annotations. They present many new insights and settle a number of long debates surrounding the novel, and make for a fascinating read. To complement the notes and annotations, there are also various appendices, ranging from the construction of the novel, the mysterious "Dracula's Guest", the novel's characters, an 1888 Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the term 'vampire', to literary influences, and more. A wonderfully stimulating read, fascinating, enlightening, and of course, always frightening. |
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