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'A shocking page-turner...A convincingly humanized portrait' - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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A biography of the 15th Century Prince of Romania, Vlad Dracula (1431-1476), nicknamed the Impale and on whom Bram Stoker based his fictional character. It covers his career as ruler of Wallachia, terror of Transylvania and crusader against the Turks and examines how closely he compares to his fictional counterpart. It shows 'Vlad the Impaler' to be a man as extraordinary in his political and crusading abilities as he was in his evil. Considered a hero by the Pope and his fellow Romanians whom he liberated from the Turks and generations of Russian Turks studied accounts of his political genius and used his regime as a model for their own. Yet despite all these things Vlad is remembered chiefly for his crimes, excessive in both nature and number. The 'Impaler' got his name for protecting his capital from the Turks by constructiong "a forest of the impaled". Only in the context of his times - a time of plague, the beginning of the Renaissance, of cut-throat politics and conflict between East and West - can one understand fully the many faces of Dracula.
In this definitive biography covering Vlad Dracula's life and subsequent legend, readers will discover that life can truly be more terrifying than fiction.
In this definitive biography covering Vlad Dracula's life and subsequent legend, readers will discover that life can truly be more terrifying than fiction.
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THE real Dracula, who ruled the territories that now constitute Romania, was born in 1431, the year that Joan of Arc was burned as a witch at the stake of Rouen, France. Read the first page
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THE real Dracula, who ruled the territories that now constitute Romania, was born in 1431, the year that Joan of Arc was burned as a witch at the stake of Rouen, France. Read the first page
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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The historical Dracula,
By rene@centroweb.net (Lajas, PR, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times (Paperback)
Florescu is a historian descended from one of Dracula's aristocratic victims. He has done a great deal of research on the subject and has produced the most readable of Vlad III's biographies. The book includes translations of several contemporary documents and an extensive bibliography. I would recommend it to anyone interested in history, literature (Bram Stoker, Dracula), movies (Nosferatu) and folklore.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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A decent attempt, but there are better,
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This review is from: Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times (Paperback)
Florescu and McNally have done a decent job of telling the sotry of Vlad Tepes, or Vlad Dracula, in this book. Unfortunately, in order to get at it, you have to wade through some poor writing. In addition to poor prose, the authors seem content with providing only a storyline. They do not delve too deeply into context, which is essential to gaining a good understanding of why Vlad III Dracula rose to and fell from power so many times.In my research, there were better accounts of Vlad's life. The best, however, is almost £30, so this is a good start for the beginner, but definitely not the end.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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By Tracey Hughes (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times (Paperback)
For many years I have been a fan of horror and stumbled across this book quite by accident.Since having read Dracula, Prince Of Many Faces I have gone on to read other works by the same authors, on this legendary ruler and find the subject fascinating. His life, times and personality springs off the page in thrilling detail that never becomes tedious or boring. I would highly recommend anyone with an interest in history or horror to read this book. The only frustration readers are likely to have is when others around them make the same old comment of "Dracula was a vampire count wasn't he?", the urge to put people right is irresistable!
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