Gothic v. Modern
Jonathan uses this method of fast writing to keep his journal private and professional.
What is "short hand"?
A novel written in the form of letters, diary letters, or documents.
What is epistolary?
This was the landlord's reaction when Jonathan asked about the Count.
What is reticent?
The driver of the caleche is noted for having a "grip" like this metal.
What is steel?
Stoker claims this person "edited" the papers, rathan than wrote them.
Who is Bram Stoker?
This ancient "idolatrous" object was given to Jonathan by an old lady for protection.
What is a crucifix?
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling or eerie way.
What is uncanny?
The "Sign of the Cross" and pointing two fingers are used to guard against this.
These colorful flickers are marked by the driver with a pile of stones.
What are blue flames?
The quality of being real or genuine; the "found footage" effect.
What is authenticity?
Jonathan visited this London institution to study maps and books before his trip.
What is the British Museum?
A very steep rock face or cliff; where the castle is located.
What is a precipice?
The passengers "sigh with gladness" when they realize this
What is the carriage being late?
This "living ring" surrounded the carriage during the night.
What are wolves?
Stoker suggests these two "modern" fields of study might one day explain the story.
What are psychology and natural science?
This term describes the "ruined" state of the castle's walls against the moonlit sky.
What are battlements?
To remove or cut something out completely (like Stoker does to "minor details."
What is excising?
The driver of the first coach refused to let Jonathan do this because of "fierce dogs."
What is walking up hills?
The driver used an "imperious" one of these to make the wolves fall back.
What is a command?
The Preface mentions this real-life Victoria serial killer to make the story feel like news.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
While Jonathan relies on a train "timeable," the locals rely on this "imaginative whirlpool" of old beliefs.
What is superstition?
Knowing or using several different languages (like Jonathan's dictionary).
What is polyglot?
Jonathan uses this to realize the driver is going in circles.
What is a "salient point"?
Jonathan describes the driver's strength with this "P" vocabulary word.
What is polyglot?
To protect duty and privacy and people involved.