The most recent email I received about Dracula, and John Hunyadi, is this one:
Would you think that since Stoker based his novel on a person, and that person was similar to Vlad Tepes, that Van Helsing was written with John Hunyadi in mind?
I'll give a short answer to that question: No I do not.
I do not think that Stoker knew too much of Transylvania's history and because of that, only loosely based his writing upon the land of Transylvania.
It is a well written story, and I am sure that Van Helsing might have been an interesting character but, he was based upon a friend of Stoker.
Would you think that since Stoker based his novel on a person, and that person was similar to Vlad Tepes, that Van Helsing was written with John Hunyadi in mind?
I'll give a short answer to that question: No I do not.
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| Bram Castle, The "home" of Count Dracula, not of Vlad Tepes |
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| Tomb of Hunyadi, after his death in 1456 |
It is a well written story, and I am sure that Van Helsing might have been an interesting character but, he was based upon a friend of Stoker.
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