The Lady of the Shroud
An Englishman inherits an estate in a remote Balkan land and becomes entangled with a mysterious, seemingly undead woman in a shroud who visits him by night, amid intrigue, romance, and the threat of war in the mountains. Stoker blends Gothic atmosphere and apparent vampirism with political adventure, keeping readers guessing whether the Lady is a supernatural being or something else entirely. Rich in mystery and moonlit dread, The Lady of the Shroud combines horror, love, and heroic adventure in the exotic setting Stoker loved. An atmospheric and inventive tale from the creator of Dracula, it plays cleverly with the conventions of the vampire story it helped define.
About the Author
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish writer and, for nearly three decades, business manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre. Though he wrote several novels and short-story collections, his reputation rests entirely on Dracula, whose blend of folklore, travelogue, and Victorian dread has never gone out of…
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