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10/04/2006
Dublin City Library given collection of Dracula books
A collection of over 200 rare books linked to the author Bram Stoker have been given to Dublin City Library.
The collection includes copies of books on vampires and Transylvanian history likely to have been used by Stoker for his classic novel, Dracula.
The Bram Stoker Society, which organised the handover of the collection, said the volumes had enormous research value and significant but not overwhelming financial value.
The books were collected over several decades by Englishman Leslie Shepherd, who developed a strong interest in the occult and the paranormal.
He edited books of vampire and horror stories and campaigned for recognition for Bram Stoker in Dublin, the city where the author was born in 1847.
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