Part 7 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1944Dearest Kitty,My own affairs have been pushed to the background by . . . a break-in. I’m boring you with all my break-ins, but what can I do when burglars take such pleasure in honoring Gies & Go. with their presence? This incident is much more complicated than the last […]
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Part 6 SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1944Dearest Kitty,This morning, when I had nothing to do, I leafed through the pages of my diary and came across so many letters dealing with the subject of “Mother” in such strong terms that I was shocked. I said to myself, “Anne, is that really you talking about hate? Oh,
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Part 5 SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1943Dear Kitty,To get back to the subject of child-rearing (for the umpteenth time), let me tell you that I’m doing my best to be helpful, friendly and kind and to do all I can to keep the rain of rebukes down to a light drizzle. It’s not easy trying to
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Part 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1943Dearest Kitty,This morning I was constantly interrupted, and as a result I haven’t been able to finish a single thing I’ve begun.We have a new pastime, namely, filling packages with powdered gravy. The gravy is one of Gies & Co.’s products. Mr. Kugler hasn’t been able to find anyone else
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Part 3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1942Dearest Kitty,My hand’s still shaking, though it’s been two hours since we had the scare. I should explain that there are five fire extinguishers in the building. The office staff stupidly forgot to warn us that the carpenter, or whatever he’s called, was coming to fill the extinguishers. As a
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Part 2 FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1942Dearest Kitty,I’ve probably bored you with my long description of our house, but I still think you should know where I’ve ended up; how I ended up here is something you’ll figure out from my next letters.But first, let me continue my story, because, as you know, I wasn’t finished.
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Part 1 SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1942 I’ll begin from the moment I got you, the moment I saw you lying on the table among my other birthday presents. (I went along when you were bought, but that doesn’t count.)On Friday, June 12, I was awake at six o’clock, which isn’t surprising, since it was my
Chapter 9 Includes the October 11th entry of Dr. Seward’s diary; the October 15th, October 16th, October 17th, and October 24th entries of Jonathan Harker’s journal; telegram from Rufus Smith of Lloyd’s in London to Lord Godalming, dated October 24th; the October 25th, 26th, and 27th entries of Dr. Seward’s diary; telegram from Rufus Smith
Chapter 8 From Jonathan Harker’s journal, the October 3rd entry. The group plans their attack. All of the houses must be raided in one day, with all of the boxes sterilized and made unfit for Dracula’s habitation. First, they will raid and destroy the lair at Carfax. Then, all of the men should go to
Chapter 7 Includes the October 1st entries of Jonathan Harker’s journal, Dr. Seward’s diary, and Mina Harker’s journal; as well as the October 2nd entry of Mina Harker’s journal.Armed with crucifixes, garlic, holy communion wafers, electric lamps, knives, and revolvers, the men go to investigate Carfax. The break into the house, and, after they find
Chapter 6 Includes the September 29th morning and night entries of Dr. Seward’s diary.That night, Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, Arthur, and Quincey Morris go to Lucy’s tomb. As Van Helsing promised, it is empty. Van Helsing seals the Westenra vault with communion wafers and the four men hide and wait. After a while, a figure
Chapter 5 From Dr. Seward’s diary; the September 22nd entry of Mina Harker’s journal; the September 22nd entry of Dr. Seward’s diary; and two articles from the Westminster Gazette, dated September 25th.Lucy and Mrs. Westenra are to be buried together. Van Helsing takes possession of Lucy’s diary, and the two doctors deal with the logistics
Chapter 4 Including a letter from Dr. Seward to Arthur Holmwood, dated September 6th; the September 7th, September 8th, and September 9th entries of Dr. Seward’s diary; the September 9th entry of Lucy Westenra’s diary; and the September 10th and September 11th entries of Dr. Seward’s diary. Dr. Van Helsing arrives and examines Lucy, who
Chapter 3 Taken from clippings in the local paper (pasted into Mina Murray’s journal). The clippings include the log of the Demeter; the ship is seen. Also taken from the August 8th entry of Mina’s journal. The Russian ship Demeter is washed ashore by a terrible and sudden storm, and it is discovered that the
Chapter 1 Taken from the May 16th, May 18th, May 19th, May 28th, May 31st, June 17th, June 24th, June 25th, June 29th, and June 30th entries of Jonathan Harker’s journal. Jonathan wakes up in his room. He searches the castle and finds the door he used to reach the hidden wing in which he