| Who Was Dracula?: Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood Contributor(s): Steinmeyer, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 039916877X ISBN-13: 9780399168772 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012047834 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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" |