Whitby of St Hilda (657–680). Part of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship "Dmitri". Stoker discovered the name "Dracula" at the old public library. One scholar has suggested that Stoker chose Whitby as the site of Dracula's first appearance in England because of the Synod of Whitby, given the novel's preoccupation with timekeeping and calendar disputes. Elizabeth Gaskell set her novel "Sylvia's Lovers" partly in the town which she visited in 1859 and Lewis Carroll stayed at 5, East Terrace between July and September 1854: his first
The Man (Stoker novel) and make them submit to her. Harold, on the other hand, says that he would "rather be an angel than a God" because it is easier to accept the commands of a higher authority and carry them out. "The Man" is less popular than Stoker's best-known novel, "Dracula", seldom discussed in literary journals and largely forgotten. The Man (Stoker novel) The Man is a 1905 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, best known for "Dracula". A typical Gothic novel, it features horror and romance. "The Man" has also been published as "The Gates of Life". The Victorian Era, the reign of