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The Lady of the Shroud

was Bram Stoker's eleventh novel. The novel is an adventure story about a young man who inherits enormous amount of money which he uses to help the people of a small country in the Balkans in their struggle against their more powerful neighbors. It was first published in the UK in 1909 by William Heinemann, London. The book itself is a 367 page hardcover with a red cloth cover stamped on the spine and front panel in black and gold. In the same year, this book was also published by Heinemann as a part of their Heinemann's Colonial Library series. This edition is a hardcover with a decorated cloth cover [1]. The Lady of the Shroud was first published in the US in 1966 by Paperback Library Inc., New York, as a part of their Paperback Library Gothic series. This edition is a 287 page (plus one page of advertisements) paperback with a picture of a woman in a white shroud and a castle on the front panel.

William Heinemann Ltd. (publisher)
William Rider & Son, Ltd. (publisher)

First edition book cover


The Lady of the Shroud UK Book Cover

William Heinemann, London, 1909

Other first edition covers

Availability


This novel is available as a:
  • Free text download
  • Free PDF download
  • Free PDF download (UK hardcover edition) *
  • It can also be purchased online as a:
  • Hardcover The Collected Fiction of Bram Stoker: 2
  • Hardcover The Lady of the Shroud
  • Paperback Bram Stoker's the Lady of the Shroud
  • * This PDF is very large since it was made with high quality color scans.

    Early publication notice


    The Lady of the Shroud Publication Notice

    M. A. P. (Mainly About People), London, July 10, 1909
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    References


    [1] Dalby, Richard and William Hughes. Bram Stoker: A bibliography, Essex: Desert Island Books, 2004, p74.

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