Lost ghost story by 'Dracula' author Bram Stoker unearthed in Dublin


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Writer Brian Cleary, 44, poses with a newly published book "Gibbet Hill" by Irish writer Bram Stoker, the legendary author of Dracula, at an exhibition in Marino Casino, Dublin, on October 18, 2024. A short story by Bram Stoker, the legendary author of Dracula, has been unearthed by a lifelong Stoker enthusiast in Dublin who stumbled upon the work while browsing in a library archive. — Photo by Peter MURPHY/AFP

A short story by Bram Stoker, the legendary author of Dracula, has been unearthed by a lifelong enthusiast in Dublin who stumbled upon the work while browsing in a library archive.

Titled Gibbet Hill, the story was uncovered by Brian Cleary in a Christmas supplement of the Dublin edition of the Daily Mail newspaper from 1890 and had remained undocumented for more than 130 years.

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