May 17, 1897

17/05/2026

Lucy writes to Mina from London, mentioning picture galleries and rides in the park. She confesses her love for Arthur Holmwood and mentions meeting Dr. John Seward, whom she finds to be a “psychological study.”

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May 1453 – 1553
Events explained by Stefan Andreescu in his book, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) between legend and historical facts, 1976: May 11, 1453: The capitulary in Alba Iulia confirmed that the Seven Seats had come into possession of the Tălmaciu domain. May 15, 1454: Oswald Wenczel, mayor of Sibiu, expressed fear for his city due to Turkish presence in Wallachia. May 1458: Sultan Mehmet II sent his vizier Mahmud Pasha the Greek with 30,000 Turks to guard the Danube. May 25, 1458: Vlad the Impaler sent a letter to Braşov from Gherghiţa. May 17 and 20, 1462:Vlad the Impaler’s envoy was attested in the accounts of Caffa, seeking aid in Crimea, to fight the Ottomans. May 26, 1462: King Matthias Corvin accepted the conditions of Emperor Frederic III in Buda; the same day he announced his intention to go "fight the Turks." May 15, 1462: Stephen the Great’s presence was attested in Bacău, supervising...

May 17, 1897
Lucy writes to Mina from London, mentioning picture galleries and rides in the park. She confesses her love for Arthur Holmwood and mentions meeting Dr. John Seward, whom she finds to be a "psychological study."
May 15, 1897
Jonathan again witnesses the Count’s lizard-like climb and takes the opportunity to explore a forbidden wing of the castle. He falls asleep in a comfortable room but is confronted by three vampire women. They are about to feed on him when the Count intervenes, claiming Jonathan belongs to him and giving the women a small child in a bag as a substitute.
May 12, 1897
Dracula asks Jonathan to stay for another month and warns him not to sleep in other rooms in the castle. The Count engages Jonathan in a long discussion regarding English law and shipping goods. He forces Jonathan to write three post-dated letters (as for June 12, 19, and 29) to ensure no one comes looking for him too soon. Later that night, Jonathan sees the Count crawl down the castle wall like a lizard.

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