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    The Lady of the Shroud
    The Lady of the Shroud
    The Lady of the Shroud
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    The Lady of the Shroud

    By Bram Stoker

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1973
    The Lady of the Shroud
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    Bram Stoker

    Bram (Abraham) Stoker was an Irish novelist, born November 8, 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. 'Dracula' was to become his best-known work, based on European folklore and stories of vampires. Although most famous for writing 'Dracula', Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912 at the age of sixty-four.

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    • 4/5
      This was a great ghost story that turned into political BS.
    • 4/5
      This was a great ghost story that turned into political BS.
    • 3/5
      1909. Bram Stoker wrote numerous novels, short stories, essays, and lectures, but Dracula is by far his most famous work. Stoker coined the term undead, and his interpretation of vampire folklore continues to this day to shape the portrayals of legendary monsters. Contents: From The Journal of Occultism; The Will of Roger Melton; Vissarion; The Coming of the Lady; Under the Flagstaff; A Ritual at Midnight; The Pursuit in the Forest; The Empire of the Air; The Flashing of the Handjar; and Balka.
    • 3/5
      I've been a big fan of Stoker's much more well-known novel, Dracula, for some time but I've only become aware fairly recently that he also wrote several other books. The Lady of the Shroud was one of his later works, published in 1909 and set in 1907 - 1909. It starts with a very gothic opening scene: a ship sailing off the coast of a small Baltic nation sees a coffin floating in the sea. In the coffin stands a woman, dressed in a white shroud. As they watch, the coffin and its inhabitant vanish, whether into the mist or whether they were just a vision is unclear. However, a reader expecting a purely gothic novel is likely to be disappointed as the novel almost seems to change style and genre every few chapters as if Stoker couldn't make up his mind whether this was to be another gothic/horror novel like Dracula or something else. It's told in epistolary format (through letters and diary entries) like Dracula and Stoker's love of up to date technology is also evident but The Lady of the Shroud also has elements of a Rurtanian romance (like Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda) and a political commentary on the state of the Balkan nations pre WWI. I found it all interesting but the changes in pace and style meant I found the novel as a whole rather disjointed.The edition I read was published by Valancourt Books and contains a very helpful introduction. Interestingly, it seems that it's been quite rare for this novel to be published in an unabridged format since its original publication (the Valancourt edition is, of course, unabridged) with most publishers editing out the political commentary and other sections to leave the novel a straight Ruritanian romance. I can see how that may have made it more appealing to readers.
    • 4/5
      Less Gothic horror, more Gothic romance, with a dusting of Ruritanian adventure sprinkled on top. Personally, I would have preferred more of Stoker' take on Anthony Hope's Prisoner of Zenda scenario but this was a good story nonetheless.The romance is atmospheric, creepy and intimate, if at times somewhat overwrought. The adventure is set in the milieu of pre-First World War Balkan politics and I would have enjoyed more of this and a little less of the "Bloofer Lady" wandering about the midnight garden.Told in the epistolary style that Stoker used for Dracula.
    • 3/5
      Don't be fooled by the pulp horror cover, this tale from the pen of Bram Stoker isn't in the same vein as his more famous creation. There isn't much horror involved in this romance set against the background of adventure and mystery.The lack of the creep factor shouldn't put you off. This is an enjoyable story that is full of character and even humour at times.

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