Transylvanian Superstitions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781484196120)

"Transylvanian Superstitions" written by Emily Gerard and first published in 1885 is widely held to have provided key inspiration to Bram Stoker while creating the novel Dracula.

On the other hand, "The Vampire in Romania" by Agnes Murgoci is one of the best accounts of the belief in vampires in Romania.

"Transylvania might well be termed the land of superstition, for nowhere else does this curious crooked plant of delusion flourish as persistently and in such bewildering variety. It would almost seem as though the whole species of demons, pixies, witches, and hobgoblins, driven from the rest of Europe by the wand of science, had taken refuge within this mountain rampart, well aware that here they would find secure lurking-places, whence they might defy their persecutors yet awhile."
- Emily Gerard, 1885

Author: Agnes Murgoci, Emily Gerard
ISBN-10: 1484196120
ISBN-13: 9781484196120
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2013
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d