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Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
By Skal, David J.
- ISBN
- 9781631490101 9781631490118
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Reviewed on December 1, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Despite the melodramatic title, this work is a scholarly study of Bram Stoker's (1847–1912) life and times. Historian Skal (Hollywood Gothic) addresses sexual identity and anxiety amid 19th-century upheavals in science, religion, and personhood. He depicts the dark underside of Victorian culture, including preoccupation with the occult, excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs, and prevalence of syphilis. Skal examin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
