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The first-ever translation into English of a newly discovered Icelandic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic gothic novel, Dracula
"With the discovery of its vast differences from Dracula, [Powers of Darkness] will have a lasting effect on the world of vampire studies."
--John Williams, The New York Times Book Review
Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery: In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Γsmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, "Powers of Darkness"), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book. However, no one looked beyond the preface and deeper into Γsmundsson's story.
In 2014, literary researcher...
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The first ever translation into English of a newly discovered Icelandic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic gothic novel, Dracula Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery: In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Γsmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897