A review by crystalvaughan0603
Who Was Dracula?: Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood by Jim Steinmeyer

5.0

This book was truly an eye opener. I had never taken Stoker's inspiration for the character of Dracula into consideration, but it seems that Stoker amassed inspiration for his greatest creation from many different sources. Fascinating book & a fascinating biography of Bram Stoker & the men behind Dracula- Henry Irving, Oscar Wilde, Jack the Ripper & Walt Whitman. The character Dracula, when seen through the lens of characters that Stoker knew & called on to inspire Dracula, makes sense & I can see the bits of each man in the portrayal of Dracula.