85: Bram Stoker’s merry band of men set off to save England from the threat of vampires with A LOT of help from a woman!

Louise and Virginia dive into the famous gothic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, set against the backdrop of Victorian England and the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. They discuss the fascinating themes of religion, sexuality and gender. Virginia takes us to the history of the principality of Wallachia ruled by the notorious Vlad the Impaler and Louise talks about the fascinating life of Bram Stoker’s wife, Florence.   Books Dracula – by Bram Stoker The Extraordinary Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks   https://the-artifice.com/dracula-victorian-woman/ https://research.library.kutztown.edu/dracula-studies/vol11/iss1/3/   Other things   Television  Treasure & Dirt ABC iView  Ted Lasso – Series 4 Apple TV+   Film CinefestOZ Film Festival https://cinefestoz.com/ Sweet Milk Lake, a movie directed by Harvey Zielenski     Email [email protected] Instagram @diving_in_podcast Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]