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This episode deals with the "dominant/slave" - relationship between Sir Henry Irving and Bram Stoker.  Irving acts as the autocratic figure while the submissive Stoker obeys him without question.  (sounds creepy!) Many scholars believe (with good reason) that Irving served as the model for Dracula.   Listen to this podcast, and decide for yourself!

Episode Seventy Six - The Manipulative “Lover”

• Who was Sir Henry Irving?
• Why is Irving called the “other” man in Stoker’s life?
• How is Henry Irving like Dracula?
• How was Irving an autocrat?
• How could Irving be a real SOB?
• How is Thomas Dunn English the model for Fortunado?
• How is Fortunado NOT fortunate?
• How did Poe bury Thomas Dunn English alive - over and over?

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:00  First meeting between Stoker and Irving
• 03:45  Irving’s wife
• 04:50  1898 Recording of Irving’s voice
• 05:57  Stoker’s position 
• 07:49 Stoker and Oscar Wilde
• 09:20 Stoker’s feelings
• 11:06 Irving’s knighthood
• 12:21 Primary sources about Irving
• 15:30 Metaphorically a vampire
• 17:30 Dracula's similarity to Irving
• 18:21 Dreadful! 
• 20:33 Life after Irving
• 22:25 Thomas Dunn English and West Virginia
• 20:26 Cask of Amontillado and character motive
• 26:41 Conclusion 
• 28:13 Sources
• 30:34 Future Episodes
• 31:23 Outro

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