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In this wonderfully transporting novel, award-winning author Karen Essex turns a timeless classic inside out, spinning a haunting, erotic, and suspenseful story of eternal love and possession. From the shadowy banks of the river Thames to the wild and windswept Yorkshire coast, Dracula’s... read more
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Characters edit
- Mina Murray Harker: A proper victorian lady, whose dreams stir memories of a life lived before...
- Jonathan Harker: Mina's fiancée
- Miss Lucy: Mina's best friend, the 19-year-old daughter of a wealthy family.
- Kate Reed: Mina's childhood friend and journalist who is also involved with the womens' rights movement
- Dr. John Seward: The administrator of an insane asylum. One of Lucy's suitors. Also harbors a secret crush on Mina.
- Dr. Von Helsinger: German professor/doctor who is a colleague of Dr. Seward and involved with blood transfusion experiments at the insane asylum.
- Mrs. Westenra: Lucy's mother
- Arthur Holmwood: Lucy's arranged fiancée who has ulterior motives involving Lucy's fortune.
- Morris Quince: A rich young American from Texas, and one of the three suitors for the hand of Lucy Westenra.
- Mrs. Snead: Add a description of this character.
- Jacob
- Miss Hadley: Headmistress of Miss Hadley's School for Young Ladies of Accomplishment where Mina lives and teaches.
- Mr. Hawkins
- Maggie
- Hilda
- Godfrey
- Madam Gummier
- Simon
- Vivienne
- Herr Harker
- Mrs. O'dowd
- Wilhelmina
- Von Reisinger
- Mary
- Lindenwood
Quotes edit
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“Men can be tempted, Mina - that is why we must have the love of a good woman. Otherwise, it is too easy for us to get lost.”
Jonathan Harker -
“No woman need let a man know the contents of her mind.”
First Sentence edit
Everyone has a secret life.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Essex (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 5, 2011
ISBN: 076793122X
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Anchor
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 5, 2011
ISBN: 076793122X
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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