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The Late Nineteenth-Century Novel
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Dracula. 1897, New York 1899. First pbk London 1901. 8 edns in 11
years, reset when taken over by William Rider for 9th edn in 1912.
Many US edns from 1902 onwards by Doubleday, and by Grosset
and Dunlap from 1928 onwards. 1932 (Modern Lib edn); 1962,
1966, 1970, New York 1970 (ed J. Nelson), London 1973, 1974, 1974
(Dennis Wheatley Lib of the Occult, ed D. Wheatley), 1975, 1979,
1979, 1981, 1983, Oxford 1986 (Wcp, ed A. N. Wilson), New York
1988, London 1989, Dingle, Co Kerry 1992, London 1992, 1992,
1993 (ed M. Hindle) Pen Classics, 1993, 1993 (ed M. Howes)
Everyman Classics, 1993, 1994. The annotated Dracula (ed L.
Wolf) New York 1975. The essential Dracula (ed R. McNally and R.
Florescu) New York 1979 annotated and illus. Tr Irish 1933; Rus
nd (early 1930s).
adaptations: Plays by: Hamilton Deane and J. L. Balderston
1933 (rptd New York 1971, 1993); Ted Tiller (New York 1972); Larry
Ferguson (New York 1973); Crane Johnson (New York 1976);
Gerald Savory (London 1976); Anne Pearson (1978); Bob Hall and
David Richmond (New York 1979); Liz Lochhead (1989).
ballet: Dracula 1991 (choreographed Stuart Sebastian for
Dayton Ballet).
film versions include: 1922 (dir F. W. Murnau); 1931 (dir Tod
Browning); 1958 (dir Terence Fisher); 1970 (dir Jess Franco); 1979
(dir John Badham); 1992 (dir Francis Ford Coppola). The character
of Dracula has taken on a life of its own and has been featured
in many films and stories not directly adapted from Stoker.
Miss Betty. 1898, 1913, 1974. Romantic novel.
Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry. 1899. Promotional pam for
Irving–Terry Amer tour.
The mystery of the sea. 1902, 2 vols 1903, 1913, 1922, 1929 (abridged).
The jewel of Seven Stars. 1903, New York 1904. Rewritten (to give it a
happy ending) and an entire ch omitted London 1912, 1919, 1962,
1966, 1975, New York 1972, North Hollywood CA 1974. Full text
rptd with Dracula’s guest as Dracula’s curse and The jewel of
Seven Stars 1968.
film versions: Blood from the mummy’s tomb (dir Seth Holt
and Michael Carreras) 1971, and The awakening (dir Mike Newell)
1980.
The man. 1905. Heavily abridged version as The gates of life, New
York 1908, prepared by Stoker. Another abridged and rewritten
Gates of life pbd in London nd (early 1920s); abridged by another
unknown writer.
Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving. 2 vols 1906, New York 1906,
1 vol 1907 rev and abridged, rptd Westport CT 1970.
Lady Athlyne. 1908, New York 1909. Romantic novel.
Snowbound: the record of a theatrical touring party. 1908.
Collection of short stories with theatrical background.
The lady of the shroud. 1909, 1914, 1920, 1934, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1994.
(Contains only two-thirds of the original text.) The modern edns
since 1962 are abridged.
Famous imposters. 1910, New York 1910, rptd 1967.
The lair of the White Worm. 1911, reprint of complete text as The
garden of evil New York 1966. From 1925 on, edns heavily
abridged: 1945, 1960, 1966, 1974, Dingle, Co Kerry 1991.
film version: 1988 (dir Ken Russell).
Dracula’s guest and other weird stories. 1914, New York 1937, 1966,
1974, 1974, Dingle, Co Kerry 1990. Collection of short stories.
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Ludlam, H. A biography of Dracula: the life story of Bram Stoker.
1962.
Farson, D. The man who wrote Dracula. 1975, New York 1976.
Frayling, C. Vampyres: Lord Byron to Dracula. 1991 (on the composition
of Dracula).
Belford, B. Bram Stoker. 1996.
The Bram Stoker Soc was founded in Dublin in 1980 and distributes an
annual jnl and 4 newsletters to members. [jr]
‘Hesba Stretton’, Sarah Smith 1832–1911
Stretton’s ms logbooks of her life and literary career 1859–71 are held by
Shropshire County Lib.
Collection
Victorian fiction: novels of faith and doubt, no 45. New York 1976.
Includes Jessica’s first prayer, Little Meg’s children, Alone in
London, Pilgrim Street.
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The dates of the many edns and reprints of Stretton’s works are difficult to
determine, since the publisher of most of them, the Religious Tract Soc
(London), often did not supply dates. Most of her works after 1872 were first
pbd in the Day of Rest or the Sunday Mag.
Fern’s Hollow. [1864]; Boston 1865, with sub-title, a story of the
English collieries; Philadelphia 1867; Philadelphia [1884?] as The
collier boy: a story of Fern’s Hollow, New York nd as The collier
boy and his candle-box.
Enoch Roden’s training. [1865]; as The young apprentice, Boston
[1865]; tr Norwegian 1897.
The children of Cloverley. 1865 (sequel to Fern’s Hollow); pbd New
York [1880] in slightly abridged version as The children of Lake
Huron; tr Swed 1875.
The fishers of Derby Haven. [1866]; Philadelphia nd; Boston [1880?]
as Peter Killip’s king, or the fishers of Derby Haven.
The Clives of Burcot. 3 vols ‘1867’ [1866] (novel for adults); New York
‘1867’ [1866].
review: Athenaeum, 12 Jan 1867.
Jessica’s first prayer. First pbd in Sunday at Home 1866. 1867;
Boston [c. 1867, 2 edns], New York [1867], 1901 as Jessica’s first
prayer and other stories; Philadelphia edn [c. 1903] (Altemus’
Good Times Ser) rptd Saegertown PA 1993. Exists in over 40
printings and/or ser bindings, and sold over 11⁄ million copies;
versions include penny pams, song services, lantern slides, and a
film (1906). Abridged version pbd Chicago 1915 with abridgement
of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas carol. Modern edns:
Grand Rapids MI 1955; St Catharine’s, Ontario 1980; see also under
Collection, above. Micros Cambridge MA [1970?] and NYPL [197?].
Tr all European languages, and some Asian and African languages.
Pilgrim Street: a story of Manchester life. [1867]; Philadelphia [1868]
(‘after revision by the Committee of Publication’: the American
Sunday School Union altered the story to strengthen its religious
message). London edns 1880, 1886 (Religious Tract Soc Lib), 1883.
Rptd in The ray of sunlight: or Jack Stafford’s resolve. And other
readings for working men’s homes. By H. Stretton, R. Lamb, and
other popular writers [1887] (Religious Tract Soc’s Illus Penny
Books for the People nos 13–24). Rptd Neerlandia, Alta, Canada
and Pella, IA 1996. See also under Collection, above. Tr Du 1887.
Jessica’s mother: a sequel to Jessica’s first prayer. 1867. Edns of New
York 1868, Philadelphia 1869 and [c. 1897] (Altemus’ Devotional
Ser no 30), Chicago [1897] (Colportage Lib vol 3 no 50) and New
York 1903 all pbd with Jessica’s first prayer. Jessica’s first prayer
and Jessica’s mother also pbd together Neerlandia, Alta, Canada
and Pella IA 1995. Tr Norwegian 1885.
Paul’s courtship: a novel. 3 vols 1867 (for adults).
review: Athenaeum 15 June 1867.
Little Meg’s children. 1868, rptd Wakefield NY 1970 (with new
preface); New York 1868. Other London edns 1875, [1905]
(Bouverie Ser of Penny Stories). Rptd with her Alone in London
1892. See also under Collection, above. Tr Welsh [c. 1905].
David Lloyd’s last will. First pbd in Leisure Hour Jan–June 1869. 2
vols London and Edinburgh 1869 (novel for adults); New York
[187?] (Household Tales for Week Day Hours). Other edns ‘1877’
[1876], [1909] (Leisure Hour Monthly Lib no 42).
Alone in London. First pbd in Sunday at Home Aug–Sep 1869. [1869]