Emily Gerard

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Emily Gerard was a nineteenth century author best known for the influence her collections of Transylvania folklore had on Bram Stoker and his creation of Dracula. She was born 7 May 1849 in Scotland and died 11 Jan 1905. She is sometimes credited as "Emily Gerard, Mrs de Laszowska", "Emily Laszowska", "Emily Gerard Laszowska", or "Emily de Laszowska Gerard", after her husband, a Hungarian cavalryman. Her familiarity with Transylvanian folklore came about as a result of his stationing in Romania.

Known works by her include:

  • "Transylvanian Superstitions." The Nineteenth Century, 1885, p.128-144.
  • The Land Beyond the Forest: Facts, Figures, and Fancies from Transylvania, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888.
  • The Extermination of Love: A fragmentary study in erotics, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1901.

More information about her may be found in the article:

  • Heiss, Lokke. “Madame Dracula: The Life of Emily Gerard.” Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 10 (1999): 174-186.
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