THE NEW ANNOTATED DRACULA
Edited by Leslie S. Klinger
W.W. Norton
Publication Date: October 2008
Contact: Megan Beatie, 818-678-6288

The publication of world-renowned Sherlockian Leslie S. Klinger’s new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s three volume set of the short stories and novels was an international sensation. Now, Klinger turns his critical eye and keen wit to Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula, which has gripped readers since its first publication in 1897 in THE NEW ANNOTATED DRACULA with Introduction by Neil Gaiman.

While the classic tale has been studied by scholars in virtually every academic discipline, none have accepted Bram Stoker’s declaration that the work was based on historical fact. For the first time, this edition examines all of the evidence, both internal and external, including contemporary travel books, scientific texts, Victorian encyclopedias, as well as Stoker’s notes for the narrative and the manuscript itself. Appendices survey Dracula on stage and screen (including dozens of film photos and posters); the vampire family tree, ranging from Romanian folklore to the denizens of the universes of Anne Rice and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and vampire literature, both academic and popular. With over 1,500 footnotes and more than 200 illustrations, a complete chronology, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to Dracula societies, this is the edition for every student and every fan of the king vampire.