In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires

by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu

(Revised, expanded edition) The classic work (originally published 1972) exploring the speculative literary relationship between Bram Stoker's fictional character and the historical Prince Vlad Tepes Dracula of 15th century Wallachia. The revised edition somewhat moderates the original position that "Stoker based his fictional character of Dracula on the historical Vlad Tepes," which has now become part of the cultural consciousness. In Search of Dracula also covers Prince Dracula's biography and Eastern European vampire folklore, along with a chapter about Dracula in the media.

Softbound Houghton Mifflin (1994)