In which I walk in the author Bram Stoker's footsteps in the town where he first discovered the name "Vlad Dracul", and visit some of the monuments he included in his book.
Gorgeous. I once wrote a short story entitled "Trouble With Kitchens" in which I quote Bram Stoker: "Transylvania—even better, she thought, remembering what Bram Stoker called 'the center of some sort of imaginative whirlpool.'" You take me back to that novel that inspired the story that has nothing to do with vampires and everything to do with love.
I love this post! The blend of literature, history, travel writing, and personal reflections works wonderfully. And the photos are great. I re-read Dracula this summer, actually, and these photos bring those scenes to life. I loved the book-- yes, cheesy, but also amazingly put together with all the documentary bits (news clippings and asylum records and telegrams and stuff). I have a side project with a friend of co-authoring a Victorian mystery novel so reading it was research. :)
I love that your title comes from Forster too, though I didn't recognize it without the attribution.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that - it was one of my favorite posts to write, too. It sounds like you have all kinds of interesting projects going on! I'm looking forward to reading your blog (substack? blog? I never know the right terminology...)
Yes, I love that quote from E.M. Forster - I wish I could have used the whole thing, but it would have been unwieldy!
It's a seriously lovely an interesting place. If you love (any or all of) views, walking, seascapes, churches, history, harbours, boats and....of course...fish and chips go there!
Travel and reading definitely enhance the experience
What a pity you missed the annual Whitby Goths celebration which celebrates the Stoker connection as only Yorkshire can, Jodi!
https://www.timeout.com/uk/things-to-do/most-macabre-things-at-whitby-goth-weekend
Those pictures are crazy!!
Gorgeous. I once wrote a short story entitled "Trouble With Kitchens" in which I quote Bram Stoker: "Transylvania—even better, she thought, remembering what Bram Stoker called 'the center of some sort of imaginative whirlpool.'" You take me back to that novel that inspired the story that has nothing to do with vampires and everything to do with love.
Darn! Now I have to reread Dracula! What a wonderful way to tie books to reality in your travels. I enjoyed every word of your travelogue.
A great post, Jodi! It really makes me want to visit Whitby some day.
Thank you so much! The Yorkshire and Northumberland coasts are so beautiful!
I love this post. And the photos! And I do love Dracula. Thank you. :)
Thank you so much!
I love this post! The blend of literature, history, travel writing, and personal reflections works wonderfully. And the photos are great. I re-read Dracula this summer, actually, and these photos bring those scenes to life. I loved the book-- yes, cheesy, but also amazingly put together with all the documentary bits (news clippings and asylum records and telegrams and stuff). I have a side project with a friend of co-authoring a Victorian mystery novel so reading it was research. :)
I love that your title comes from Forster too, though I didn't recognize it without the attribution.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that - it was one of my favorite posts to write, too. It sounds like you have all kinds of interesting projects going on! I'm looking forward to reading your blog (substack? blog? I never know the right terminology...)
Yes, I love that quote from E.M. Forster - I wish I could have used the whole thing, but it would have been unwieldy!
Did you make it to the Magpie Cafe? definitely the best fish and chips in Whitby: possibly in the world!
No, but someone else told me the same thing! Next time. :)
It's a seriously lovely an interesting place. If you love (any or all of) views, walking, seascapes, churches, history, harbours, boats and....of course...fish and chips go there!
https://peterharkness.substack.com/