Dracula Was a Woman: In Search of the Blood Countess of Transylvania

Raymond T. McNally

Hamlyn

A Clutch of Vampires (Warner Paperback Library, 39-821)

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

WARNER PAPERBACK LIBRARY

In Search of Dracula: A True History of Dracula and Vampire Legends

Religion & Spirituality

Radu R. Florescu

Occult & Paranormal

New English Library Ltd.

Until recently most people thought Dracula was a creation of film & fiction. With the original publication of In Search of Dracula, the actual historical figure of Prince Vlad of Transylvania--better known as Vlad the Impaler--was rediscovered, & readers were introduced to one of the darkest figures of Eastern European history & folklore. Out of print for more than a decade, In Search of Dracula has now been completely rewritten & updated. This new edition includes entries from Bram Stoker's newly discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a Romanian national hero, & a comprehensive examination of recent adaptations of the Dracula story in novels, on stage & on screen. For a member of the undead, Dracula has enjoyed a vibrant & ubiquitous life for the past century. Even more enduring & powerful a creation than Sherlock Holmes--with whom he shares similar late-Victorian popular literary origins--the Count continues to fascinate with his distinctive mixture of blood, sex & death.

Radu Florescu

Clutch of Vampires

Warner

Dark red hard cover by Bell Publishing, 1974. Gilt lettering. Ilus throughout with black and white sketches and some photos. The Vampire as he/she has appeared through legend, history, and literature.

A Clutch of Vampires

Mythology & Folk Tales

Bell Publishing Co.

Dr. Raymond T. McNally presents the true history of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the ancient 'vampire' of Transylvania.  The Countess is reputed to have murdered close to 700 young women in the belief that their blood would keep her young.  Dr. McNally recounts her life in detail, using forgotten feudal records--previously untranslated Latin and Hungarian historical accounts--of the Blood Countess's crimes and trials for witchcraft.  The author separates the actual woman from the legendary vampire, in the end recreating a true tale more horrifying than the myth."

Robert Hale Limited

Little did the coauthors realize at the time they embarked upon this project over a glass of plum brandy in Bucharest more than twenty-five years ago, that their work would result in the discovery of the authentic, bloodthirsty prototype for Bram Stoker's famous novel Dracula." This pioneering study, first published in 1972, became a collector's item, so this fully updated edition is welcome indeed. The authors' pursuit of the notion that Vlad the Impaler (1431-76) was the original Dracula--through treks both antiquarian (in old libraries and museums) and geographic (in areas of Romania that were once Transylvania and Walachia)--has the thrill of an adventure story. In Search of Dracula is also an entertaining introduction to vampire lore and to people's obsession with Dracula. It has a delightful cover by Edward Gorey and numerous illustrations, including antique woodcuts of Vlad's impaled victims and photos from the authors' trips to Romania.

History

Europe

NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY

Dracula, the greatest vampire in literature, is traced back to a real 15th-century Romanian, Prince Dracula, who gained glory as a crusader against the Turks and everlasting infamy as "the impaler" of both foreigners and his own countrymen.

In search of Dracula: A true history of Dracula and vampire legends

Galahad Books

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