A good introductory site, with biographical information on Stoker and brief essays on Stoker's sources and influences.  [Elizabeth Miller, Memorial U, Newfoundland]

Biographical note and a few etext links. [The Literature Network]

[The Queensland Hotel, Whitby]

[Columbia Encyclopedia, Bartleby]

Good overview of the novel, among other goodies.  [Gisèle Baxter, U British Columbia]

Everything you ever wanted to know, and then some, about Vlad Tepes, the inspiration (sort of) for Stoker's Count--whom, according to Elizabeth Miller, Stoker first named "Count Wampyr" in an early draft, changing the name to Dracula when he saw a brief mention of Dracula in a book he'd consulted for research purposes. That book makes no mention of the historical Dracula's obscene cruelties, which Stoker of course does not mention. Note that Stoker's penchant for clumsy, obvious names remained in his novel: Dracula hides his identity, while in London, behind the pseudonym "de Ville" — as in "devil." (From what I understand, "Dracula" means "son of the dragon" (and apparently also "son of the devil"), and is a reference to the fact that the father of the historical Vlad Dracula, Vlad Dracul, was so named because he received the Order of the Dragon from King Sigismun, head honcho of the Holy Roman Empire in the C15.) [Liviu Gabriel Ratiu]

Discussion of the real (and ugly) life of Vlad Tepes, who actually remains something of a national hero in Romania for his efforts in defending the country against Turkish invaders.

Translation of a 1488 pamphlet purporting to document the evils of Prince Vlad. (12K)  [Michael Gamer, U Penn]

The Philadephia-area museum which houses some of Stoker's papers relevant to Dracula, and which sponsors, in the fall, a "Release the Bats" Dracula festival. Check it out.

Brief biographical note on Vlad Tepes and a chronology of vampire lore/legend.  [Andrei Tamas]

[Gothic Labyrinth]

Brief biographical note and list of Dublin sites associated with Stoker.  [VisIT]

Bio-bibliographical note. [U Toronto LIbrary]

Includes some photos of Stoker-related sites.

More about the director of this organization than about Stoker or his most famous novel.

[Keith Parkins]

A fairly basic fan page; brief biographical note and partial bibliiographies.

Part of the The Victorian Literary Studies Archive, this concordance allows you to search etexts of Dracula and Jewel of the Seven Stars.

Web page for the annual award given by the Horror Writers Association.