Dracula
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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with English
First edition cloth cover (1897)
Henry Irving is widely considered to have inspired Dracula.
Handwritten notes about the novel's characters
1899 first American edition, Doubleday & McClure, New York
Vlad the Impaler
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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia during three separate reigns. He was born in the House of Drăculești, as the son of Vlad II Dracul. Vlad is chief
Dracula
…drawing extensively from folklore and history. Scholars have suggested various figures as the inspiration for Dracula, including the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler and the Countess Elizabeth Báthory, but recent scholarship suggests otherwise. He found the name "Dracula" in a history of Wallachia and Moldavia…
Ambras Castle portrait of Vlad III (c. 1560), reputedly a copy of an original made during his lifetime
The house in the main square of Sighișoara where Vlad's father lived from 1431 to 1435
Ruins of the Târgoviște Princely Court in Târgoviște
The Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, who invaded Wallachia during Vlad's reign