Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula

By M.J. Trow

Book Overview

Who was the real man who inspired the Dracula legend? In spring 1460, a contemporary wrote, 'untold abuses, damage hardly reparable, sad murders, mutilations, sorrows' were visited upon the city of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750935227
• ISBN13: 9780750935227
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A welcome addition to community library collections

Expertly presented by crime writer and historian M. J. Trow, Vlad The Impaler: In Search Of The Real Dracula is an impressively researched, meticulously detailed, and superbly written study of the life of the ruthless historical figure whose memory and legend became the inspiration for the enduring legend of a blood-drinking, undead fiend. Yet there was a great deal more to this controversial prince (as vicious as he was), than what his legends say - he was, in historical fact, "more sinned against than sinning". Vlad had to contend with avenging the murders of his family, defending his nation-state from brutal enemies who took every pain to destroy his reputation, and who eventually became a defeated martyr, captured by the Hungarian King Corvinus. Vlad The Impaler is very highly recommended reading and a welcome addition to community library biography collections.