Chapter 2: Jonathan Harker's Journal—continued

Jonathan Harker

An English solicitor who has recently passed his examinations. He is observant, practical, and keeps a detailed journal in shorthand. He is currently traveling to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with a property purchase in London. He is deeply devoted to his fiancée, Mina, and is becoming increasingly uneasy and fearful as he realizes he is a prisoner in Dracula's castle.

Count Dracula

A Transylvanian nobleman and boyar of an old family. He is tall, thin, and elderly, with a long white moustache and clad entirely in black. He has a strong aquiline face, massive eyebrows, peculiarly sharp white teeth that protrude over his lips, and extremely pointed ears. His hands are coarse with hair in the centers of the palms and long, sharp nails. He possesses extraordinary strength, has no reflection in mirrors, and shows a demoniac fury at the sight of blood. He claims to love the shadows and the 'music' of howling wolves.

The Landlady

A cheery-looking elderly woman in peasant dress who runs the Golden Krone Hotel in Bistritz. She is deeply superstitious and fearful of the "evil things" that come out on St. George's Eve.

The Landlord

The elderly owner of the Golden Krone Hotel in Bistritz. He is reticent and pretends not to understand Jonathan's German when questioned about Count Dracula.

The Driver

A tall man with a long brown beard and bright eyes. He has prodigious strength and command over wolves.

Borgo Pass

A mountain pass in the Carpathian Mountains leading into Bukovina. It is the meeting point between the public coach and Dracula's private carriage.

• Jonathan is transferred from the public coach to Dracula's calèche amidst a scene of great fear from the other passengers.
• Mina and Van Helsing travel toward this location to intercept the Count.
• Van Helsing and Mina arrive here at sunrise.
• The final battle between the protagonists and the Szgany takes place near here.

Castle Dracula

A vast, ancient, and gloomy fortress in the Carpathian Mountains. It is set on the edge of a thousand-foot precipice and is filled with locked doors, expensive but centuries-old furnishings, a vast library of English books, and notably lacks mirrors.

• Jonathan arrives here at the end of the chapter after a harrowing night journey.
• Jonathan arrives at the courtyard and is welcomed by the Count.
• Jonathan and the Count discuss the purchase of the Carfax estate in the library.
• Jonathan discovers the Count has no reflection while shaving.
• Jonathan realizes all exits are locked and he is a prisoner.
• Jonathan realizes he is a prisoner and explores the locked halls.
• The Count is seen crawling down the outer walls like a lizard.
• Jonathan falls asleep in a forbidden room and is attacked by three vampire women.
• Jonathan discovers he is locked in his room.
• The Szgany encamp in the courtyard.
• The Slovaks deliver fifty wooden boxes.
• A woman is killed by wolves at the castle gate.
• Van Helsing enters the castle to destroy the three vampire women.
• Van Helsing seals the castle so the Count can never return.

Carfax

An estate in Purfleet, London, purchased by Count Dracula. It is surrounded by a high stone wall, contains an old chapel, a deep pond, and a large, straggling house that looks like a keep. It is near a private lunatic asylum.

• Jonathan describes the property to the Count using his notes and photos.
• Fifty boxes of earth are delivered here by Carter, Paterson & Co.
• Renfield escapes to the chapel door of this estate to worship his 'Master'.
• Carriers deliver large wooden boxes to this estate, sparking Renfield's violent outburst.
• The carriers describe the thick dust and the eerie atmosphere of the chapel where they delivered the boxes.
• The men leave to investigate the house at the end of the chapter.
• The men break into the house using skeleton keys.
• They discover that 21 of the 50 earth-boxes are missing.
• Thousands of rats swarm the chapel and are driven off by Arthur's dogs.
• The men enter the chapel and sterilize several boxes of earth using Sacred Wafers.
• Mina reports seeing Dracula leave this location hurriedly at 12:45.

Exeter

A town in England where Peter Hawkins' law practice is located.

• Mentioned as the home of Peter Hawkins and Jonathan's future place of work.
• Mina writes letters from here describing Mr. Hawkins' death and their inheritance.
• Mina reads Jonathan's journal in her room.
• Van Helsing visits Mina at her home for lunch.
• Jonathan meets Van Helsing at his hotel and sees him off at the railway station.

Whitby

A coastal town in Yorkshire, England.

• Jonathan notices it is marked with a ring on the Count's map of England.
• Mina arrives to stay with Lucy.
• Mina and Lucy talk with Mr. Swales in the churchyard.
• A great storm begins to gather over the coast.
• A massive, sudden storm hits the town.
• The schooner Demeter crashes into the pier.
• The sea-captain is buried in the churchyard.
• Mr. Swales is found dead.
• Lucy sleepwalks to the churchyard on the East Cliff.
• Mina finds Lucy on their favorite seat being hovered over by a dark figure.
• Jonathan visits Mr. Billington and the port officials to trace the shipment.

Bistritz

A post town in Transylvania, described as an interesting old place with marks of a stormy history, including fires and sieges.

Golden Krone Hotel

An old-fashioned hotel in Bistritz where Jonathan Harker stays.