![]() ![]() ![]() Stoker’s publisher, for his part, was apparently disturbed. When Bram Stoker first gave his publisher a copy of the novel that introduced the world to his blood-sucking count, the author began the conversation with a startling claim: “This story is true.” In his original preface to the manuscript, discovered in the Icelandic translation of the novel, Stoker wrote: “I am quite convinced that there is no doubt whatever that the events here described really took place, however unbelievable and incomprehensible they might appear at first sight.”ĭepending on your perspective, this contention is either a haunting mystery that demands unraveling or a clever bit of marketing. Photo: Röhnert /ullstein bild via Getty Images ![]()
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