tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459020489719069582.post380334436011570035..comments2024-01-15T11:16:48.226+01:00Comments on Magia Posthuma: Vampires found...Niels K. Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10136109970711449111noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459020489719069582.post-68210297611195607122009-07-09T20:55:14.498+02:002009-07-09T20:55:14.498+02:00"There is even an interview with Elizabeth Mi..."There is even an interview with Elizabeth Miller on the genesis of Bram Stoker's Dracula, unfortunately marred by the interviewer's lack of knowledge of Austrian geography, as it is claimed that: 'Originally he was going to have the Count come from Astoria, not Transylvania.'"<br /><br />Hahaha, that <i>has</i> to be a misprint!<br /><br />Miller would definitely be familiar with the fact that Dracula was originally going to be set in Styria, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.<br /><br />For example, here's an excerpt of a <a href="http://www.sfsite.com/12b/dn286.htm" rel="nofollow">review</a> of <i>Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition</i>, which she worked on:<br /><br />"The location of Count Dracula's home was apparently Germany in Stoker's earliest version of his plan. He moved the infamous castle to Styria, a province of Hungary, and thence to Transylvania, providing that otherwise little known region with worldwide fame."Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.com