Jonathan Harker
An English solicitor currently a prisoner in Castle Dracula. He is observant and practical. He has recently sent a very brief, uncharacteristic letter stating he is leaving for home.
An English solicitor currently a prisoner in Castle Dracula. He is observant and practical. He has recently sent a very brief, uncharacteristic letter stating he is leaving for home.
A Transylvanian nobleman with extraordinary strength, no reflection, and the ability to crawl down walls. He is a Szekely who claims descent from Attila the Hun. He is secretive, manipulative, and controls wolves. He can appear younger after feeding on blood and rests in a wooden box filled with earth in a ruined chapel. He is planning to move to London.
A noble gentleman and Lucy's fiancé. He is the son of Lord Godalming. He is currently away tending to his sick father.
A nineteen-year-old woman from a wealthy background, best friends with Mina. She is vivacious and attractive but has a history of sleepwalking, which returns during her stay in Whitby. She is engaged to Arthur Holmwood. In this chapter, her sleepwalking becomes more frequent during the storm, and she appears super-sensitive to the macabre events in the graveyard.
A twenty-nine-year-old doctor who manages a large lunatic asylum. He is observant and scientific, currently fascinated by the case of his patient Renfield. He is still nursing a broken heart after Lucy's rejection.
An American from Texas, aged about 59 (based on the context of his adventures, though he looks young). He is a wealthy, well-educated traveler who has had adventures in the Marquesas, Titicaca, and Korea. He uses American slang to amuse Lucy but is a grave and noble gentleman at heart. He is a friend of Arthur Holmwood and Jack Seward.
A 59-year-old patient in Dr. Seward's asylum. He is a 'zoöphagous' (life-eating) maniac who seeks to accumulate life by consuming flies, spiders, and birds. He is strong, secretive, and potentially homicidal.
Lucy Westenra's mother. She is protective of Lucy and concerned about her daughter's recurring sleepwalking habit.
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 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.
A tall man with a long brown beard and bright eyes. He has prodigious strength and command over wolves.
Three predatory vampire women with brilliant white teeth and voluptuous ruby lips. They lack shadows and can materialize from moonbeams. They are subordinate to the Count and crave human blood.
A band of gypsies encamped in the courtyard of Castle Dracula. They are fearless, superstitious, and loyal to the Count, speaking their own Romany tongue.
Laborers who arrive at the castle with leiter-wagons. They wear wide hats, nail-studded belts, and sheepskins. They are stoic and ignore Jonathan's pleas for help.
A woman from the local village whose child was taken by the Count.
Jonathan Harker's fiancée. She is an assistant schoolmistress who is learning shorthand and typewriting. She is diligent, observant, and keeps a detailed journal. She is currently staying in Whitby with her friend Lucy and is increasingly anxious about the lack of meaningful communication from Jonathan. In this chapter, she pastes a newspaper clipping into her journal and records her observations of Lucy's worsening sleepwalking and the funeral of the sea captain.
An elderly resident of Whitby, nearly a hundred years old. He is a former sailor in the Greenland fishing fleet. He is skeptical, blunt, and speaks in a heavy local dialect. In this chapter, he is found dead on his favorite seat with a look of horror on his face.
An official in Whitby who observes the sea and passing ships.
The captain of the Russian schooner Demeter. He was a brave and dedicated seaman who stayed at his post until the end, lashng his hands to the wheel with a crucifix to remain true to his trust despite a 'fiend' or 'monster' aboard his ship.
The first mate of the Demeter, a Roumanian man of a stronger but more volatile nature. He became convinced a 'tall, thin, ghastly pale' man was hiding in the hold and eventually jumped overboard in a fit of madness or despair.
A crew member of the Demeter who first goes missing.
A crew member of the Demeter.
A crew member of the Demeter who claims to have seen a tall, thin stranger on board.
A large, fierce dog that leaps from the Demeter as it crashes and disappears into the Whitby cliffs.
A mountain pass in the Carpathian Mountains leading into Bukovina. It is the meeting point between the public coach and Dracula's private carriage.
The ancient, fortress-like residence of Count Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains, filled with locked doors and secret passages.
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.
A town in England where Peter Hawkins' law practice is located.
A coastal town in Yorkshire, England, featuring a steep cliff, an old churchyard, and a harbor.
A room within the castle containing a great heap of ancient gold and a hidden door to a stone passage.
A ruined, roofless structure within the castle grounds used as a graveyard, containing vaults and a deathly smell of old earth.
A street in London where Lucy Westenra resides.
The institution managed by Dr. Seward where Renfield is kept.
A graveyard on the East Cliff of Whitby, overlooking the sea.
A Russian schooner from Varna that arrives in Whitby as a derelict ship with a dead captain.
A post town in Transylvania, described as an interesting old place with marks of a stormy history, including fires and sieges.
An old-fashioned hotel in Bistritz where Jonathan Harker stays.
A noble ruin of immense size overlooking the town of Whitby, associated with legends of a White Lady.
The specific spot in Whitby harbor where the Demeter ran aground.