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Bram Stoker and Russophobia; evidence of the British fear of Russia in Dracula and The lady of the shroud.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Bram Stoker and Russophobia; evidence of the British fear of Russia in Dracula and The lady of the shroud.

Cain, Jimmie E.

McFarland & Co.

2006

203 pages

$35.00

Paperback

PR6037

Much of the academic study of Bram Stoker has focused on the Germanic influence on his work. In contrast, Cain (English, Middle Tennessee State U.) seeks to establish a clear link between anti-Russian feelings in 19th century England and Stoker's two vampire tales, Dracula (1897) and The Lady of the Shroud (1909). He argues that Stoker's novels echo ...

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