Dracula 7: The Bloofer Lady

This week, we continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula and discuss the overlooked Van Helsing, the second death of Lucy Westenra, and the compilation of the novel by the characters in the novel. What is the significance of the gold crucifix on Lucy’s lips? What restores Jonathan Harker’s sanity? How did the reporter for the Gazette get to the word “Bloofer“?To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here; to see the slides, click here!Next week, we finish the book, live on YouTube on Thursday, December 12th at 8PM Central.Footnotes:Dracula (Bram Stoker)Stars And Swords on YouTubeA piece by Carlo Giuliano (The Met)The Westminster Gazette (Wikipedia)Van Helsing (2004)The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 88Natural History Museum ViennaDon’t You Know Me By Now?To join me for the live YouTube broadcast, to support the podcast, to join the conversation on Discord and to get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord and pledge your support!Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction is a Next Word production, written and produced by Alastair Stephens. Copyright © 2024 Stars and Swords. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★