The setting, Transylvania, the writing style, High Victorian, the story's appeal, universal but the author of one of fiction's most famous and imitated works is Irish. Carstens Smith brings us the story of Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. Bram Stoker, whose name is less well known than that of his creation, Dracula, was born in Dublin on November 8, 1847. He was called … [Read more...] about Dracula
November 1992
Book Review: Benediction at the Savoia
By Maire Crowe November 1992
Benediction at the Savoia is the perfect gift for those (teeming masses) who believe that the subculture of Irish America is lathered in Catholicity, drowned in drink, laden with neuroses, and — occasionally — leavened by a titter of wit. And if I am inclined to resist the story, while still standing in admiration at the skill of the storyteller, perhaps it is a measure of my … [Read more...] about Book Review: Benediction at the Savoia
