How are Whitby and Dracula linked?

Answer 1

Whitby is closely associated with Dracula because Bram Stoker who wrote the original novel spent time in the town while on holiday there during the summer of 1890. While he was there he was researching and writing a novel that would eventually become Dracula. The most important piece of information Stoker found while staying in Whitby was in a document he found in Whitby library, An Account of the Principalities of Wallacia and Moldavia by William Wilkinson. This document contained a reference to a 15th Century prince who had earned himself the nickname 'Dracula'. In a way, Whitby can be seen as Dracula's birth place. Not only did Stoker spend time in Whitby himself, he also set a significant part of Dracula in the town and used it as the place Dracula first steps ashore in England in the form of a big black dog which jumps from a ship called The Demeter which had run aground in Whitby. If you are interested in Dracula, you can take a trip to Whitby and see it all for yourself!

Answer 2

Bran Stoker, who wrote Dracula holidayed in Whitby, and it is thought he drew inspiration from Whitby Abbey and Whitby for his book. In the book Dracula is shipwrecked at Whitby, and enters the town in the form of a dog.

Answer 3

Bram Stoker, who wrote Dracula, spent time on holiday in Whitby, and it is said Whitby Abbey and the surrounding area were part of his inspiration for the book. In the novel, Dracula is shipwrecked in Whitby, and comes ashore in the form of a dog.

Answer 4

Bram Stoker who wrote the book Dracula, holidayed in Whitby and it is thought that Whtby Abbey and the surrounding area were part of his inspiration for the story. In the book Dracula is shipwrecked in Whitby and comes ashore in the form of a dog.

Answer 5

Bram Stoker who wrote Dracula, holidayed in Whitby, and it thought he took inspiration for his book from Whutby Abbey and the surrounding area. In the book, Dracula is shipwrecked in Whutby, and comes ashore in the form of a dog.

Answer 6

Bram Stoker, who wrote Dracula, holidayed in Whitby. It is said the towns Gothic Abbey ruins and spectacular scenery was part of the inspiration for his novel. Dracula is shipwrecked, and comes ashore in the form of a dog in the book. Whitby is a historic town on the North east coast of England.

Answer 7

Whitby is a seaside town in North Yorkshire.

Whitby is remote, once a busy fishing port with a very old Abbey.

Bram Stoker wrote his fictional novel Dracular, in the story Dracula leaves Transylvania and his ship is eventually wrecked on the shores of Whitby.

Answer 8

He was shipwrecked in Whitby, and came ashore in the form of a dog, in Bram Stokers Novel.