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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…

June 25, 1897

In the morning, Jonathan scales the castle wall and enters the Count’s room through the window. He discovers a heap of ancient gold and finds…

June 24, 1897

Before dawn, Jonathan watches from a window as the Count crawls down the castle wall wearing Jonathan’s traveling suit and carrying the bag used to…

June 19, 1897

This is the date of the second post-dated letter Jonathan was forced to write, claiming that he was leaving the castle the following morning.

June 18, 1897

Dr. Seward records that Renfield has turned his attention to spiders, which he keeps in a box and feeds with his collected flies.

June 17, 1897

Jonathan Harker hears Slovaks arrive in the castle courtyard with two leiter-wagons. They unload several large, square wooden boxes. Jonathan tries to call out to…

June 12, 1897

This is the date of the first post-dated letter that Count Dracula forced Jonathan Harker to write in May, stating that his work was nearly…