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MAY 5, 1875 1°
Journal of Jonathan Harker May 4-5 Jonathan Harker describes the landscapes during his journey from Munich to Hungary. The owner of the inn where he spends the night gives him a crucifix when she learns of the place where he is going and especially, when she tells him of the superstition that on the night in which he travels to her, it is the night in which all evil spirits are released. -
MAY 18, 1875 4°
Journal of Jonathan Harker from May 18 to June 30 Harker thinks it was all a dream, but when he goes to the room of the 3 women during the day, he checks that it was not a nightmare when he sees that the door is open. May 19: The Count asks Harker to send three letters with different delivery dates. -
MAY 9, 1875 5°
Letter from Mina Murray to Lucy Westerna May 9 Mina tells Lucy that she is learning shorthand, that she is looking forward to seeing Jonathan, and that she hopes to work with him when they marry. Mina is going on vacation with Lucy to Whitby. Letter from Lucy to Mina May 24 Lucy tells her that she has received three different marriage proposals. One by Doctor John Seward, director of the asylum, the other by Quincey Morris, a Texan, and the last and most important for her, by Arthur Holmwood, -
MAY 12, 1875 3°
Diary of Jonathan Harker May 12 and 15 Harker discovers that there is no servant in the house and believes that it was the Count himself who picked him up in the carriage, likewise, he questions the supernatural power of the Count over the wolves that night. Dracula tells Jonathan the anecdotes and battles his family has faced against the invading Turks, as if he had witnessed them all himself. The Count asks him to send letters to his boss and friends to let him know that he is -
MAY 6, 1875 2°
Diary of Jonathan Harker from May 5th to May 8th Arriving at the castle, Jonathan waits at the door until Dracula opens the door for him and invites him inside. Harker feels that he sees dark shadows in the Count's dusty and gloomy castle, he is afraid and finds no mirrors anywhere in the castle. The Count shows him to his room, gives him dinner, and talks with Harker about his work during his stay there. They both go to sleep shortly before dawn. -
JUL 20, 1875 6°
Diary of Wilhemina Murray July 24 and August 1 Describes Whitby, its legends about ghosts and especially about the lady in white. Mina had a conversation about the death with Mr. Swales, a village elder who was at the Battle of Waterloo. Mr. Swales talks about how absurd superstitions, ghosts, myths and legends are. Mina is worried about Jonathan because she hasn't heard from him in over a month. -
AUG 8, 1875 7°
Clipping from the Dailygraph, August 8, pasted in Mina's newspaper The story describes the afternoon of a strange storm, the mysterious arrival of a Russian ship, the Demeter, during a terrible storm and with the dead captain tied to the helm and no other person on board, the escape of a dog that came on the ship and the unexplained death of another dog attacked by a wild beast. -
AUG 11, 1875 8°
Mina's diary from August 11 to 19 At dawn, Mina realizes that Lucy has left the room, so she goes looking for her, she reaches the cemetery and finds her sitting next to a black silhouette reclining on her. Mina runs in search of it and the silhouette disappears. In bundling Lucy up, she thinks she has pricked her neck with the shawl, as the next morning Lucy has two red holes in her neck. August 13: Lucy gets up in the middle of the night and stares at the -
AUG 23, 1875 9°
Letter from Mina to Lucy August 24 Mina tells her that she is already in Budapest with Jonathan and that they got married right there. She has Jonathan's notebook in her possession, however, she will not read it until he asks her to, as at the moment, he is very upset by the experiences he underwent. Dr. Seward's Diary August 23 Seward notices that Renfield is calmer so he decides to let him escape to analyze his behavior. -
SEP 7, 1875 10°
Diary of Dr. Seward from September 7 to 10 Van Helsing, seeing Lucy's deterioration, recommends that it be necessary to perform a blood transfusion as soon as possible. Arthur, who is younger and stronger, is the one to do it. Likewise, Van Helsing discovers the two marks on Lucy's neck and decides to return to Amsterdam to consult her books. Meanwhile, Lucy improves thanks to the transfusion. Seward stays up all night to make sure Lucy doesn't have a nightmare.