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July 17, 1897

A crewman named Olgaren tells the Demeter’s captain he saw a tall, thin stranger on board. The captain orders a thorough search of the ship…

July 16, 1897

The mate of the Demeter reports that a crewman named Petrofsky is missing from his watch.

July 13, 1897

The Demeter passes Cape Matapan; the captain notes the crew is scared and dissatisfied but will not speak out.

July 12, 1897

The Demeter passes through the Dardanelles.

July 11, 1897

The Demeter enters the Bosphorus and is boarded by Turkish Customs officers.

July 8, 1897

Dr. Seward notices Renfield has acquired a pet sparrow, which he feeds with flies. Seward notes there is a “method in his madness” as the…

July 6, 1897

The ship Demeter finishes taking in its cargo of silver sand and boxes of earth at Varna and sets sail to England.

July 1, 1897

Dr. Seward instructs Renfield to get rid of his spiders, which have become a nuisance. Renfield disgusts the doctor by catching and eating a large…

June 30, 1897

Jonathan makes a final attempt to find a key by scaling the wall to the Count’s room and descending again to the chapel. He finds…

June 29, 1897

This is the date of the third and final post-dated letter stating Jonathan had arrived at Bistritz. That evening, the Count tells Jonathan he will…