by Elizabeth Miller (2006) 2nd Edition.
Paperback. 234x156mm
208 pages
ISBN 1-905328-15-X
£14.99
The 1st Edition hardback (2000) is out of print.
Six chapters:
1. The Sources for Dracula;
2. Stoker and the Writing of Dracula;
3. The Novel;
4. The Geography of Dracula;
5. Vlad the Impaler;
6. Source Alert.
Professor Miller demolishes many commonly-held
beliefs about Bram Stoker's famous novel.
Had Bram Stoker ever heard of Vlad the Impaler? No!
Is there a real Castle Dracula? No!
Must Dracula stay out of the sunlight? No!
"Let me state unequivocally, Dracula: Sense & Nonsense
is a very important volume. It stands out amid the many publications
of the last decade and joins that small select set of books that
belongs among the desk references of every serious scholar, researcher,
and writer in the field." Professor J Gordon Melton, Cesnur.
"Miller's book is the latest bitter exchange between the warring camps of 'Draculites' ... I loved the nits picked in this." Professor John Sutherland, The Good Book Guide.
"What treasured myths are exploded ... Any researcher in the field of Dracula studies would do well to consult Miller's book." Kathy Krusberg, The Vampire's Crypt.
"[This books] lays to rest close to one hundred popular misconceptions ... [It is] a coffin full of bones worth picking and dirt worth turning; an undeniably enlightening read." Rue Morgue.
"Chapter 5 thoroughly debunks
the idea that Stoker had the notorious Vlad Tepes in mind when
he created his infamous Count ... I think that Miller's work is
an important one - a valuable corrective in many ways." Anthony
Ambrogio, in Video Watchdog.