Snowbound: The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party
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| Author | Bram Stoker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Collier and Company |
Publication date | 1908 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 256 |
Snowbound: The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party (1908) is a collection of linked short stories by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula.[1][2] The book is set in rural Scotland, where a party of travelling actors, trapped in a train by snow, tell each other stories to pass the time.[3] The book is influenced by Stoker's years in the service of Sir Henry Irving and an incident during the Lyceum Company's 1904 North American tour, when members were trapped in a snowbound train.[4]
The stories in this collection are:[5]
- The Occasion
- A Lesson in Pets
- Coggins's Property
- The Slim Syrens
- A New Departure in Art
- Mick the Devil
- In Fear of Death
- At Last
- Chin Music
- A Deputy Waiter
- Work'us
- A Corner in Dwarfs
- A Criminal Star
- A Star Trap
- A Moon-Light Effect
References
[edit]- ^ "Other fiction". The Bram Stoker Estate. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Snowbound". Bram Stoker Society. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Small press". The Guardian. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Senf, Carol A. (2016). "Bram Stoker's Reflections on the American Character". English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920. 59 (3): 310.
- ^ "Bram Stoker – Snowbound : The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party". Classic Literature. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Bram Stoker Online Full text and PDF versions of the entire collection.
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