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THE BRAM STOKER SOCIETY JOURNAL CD-ROM AVAILABLE NOW! The Bram Stoker Society was founded in 1980 by Dublin-based author, anthologist, and world-renowned authority on street literature, Leslie Shepard (1917-2004). His aims were to encourage serious appreciation of Bram Stoker and his writings, and to promote official recognition of Stoker as an Irish writer. The Society's many achievements over the years include a Dublin Tourism plaque at 30 Kildare Street where Stoker lived in early adulthood. From 1989-2001, the Society published thirteen annual journals edited first by Richard Dalby and later by Albert Power. The Bram Stoker Society Journal featured articles, interviews, reviews, and reprints of rare articles on the subjects of Bram Stoker, the Irish Gothic and beyond. Contributors to the journal include noted scholars such as Richard Dalby, Clive Leatherdale, Elizabeth Miller, Leslie Shepard, and many others. From early June 2006, the complete run of the journal from 1989-2001 will be available on CD-ROM, along with issue and author indices, and a new introduction on the history of the Society and the Journal by Dr. Albert Power. All proceeds from The Bram Stoker Society Journal CD-ROM will be used to promote the ongoing work of The Bram Stoker Society. Cover painting, 'Carmilla', by Jonathan Barry. NEWSLETTER - MAY 2006 On the evening of Tuesday 11th April, an important event, over a year in the planning, took place. This was the formal receiving by Dublin City Library and Archive of the Leslie Shepard Bram Stoker Collection. This momentous event occurred at the library in 138-144 Pearse Street (sometimes called the "Gilbert Library" after the enormous collection of Sir John Gilbert purchased by Dublin Corporation in 1900 and housed in this building) which is where the Leslie Shepard Bram Stoker Collection is being stored. More... NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2004 Leslie Shepard (1917-2004) It is a sad day when the life and career of Leslie Shepard, founder of and driving force behind the Bram Stoker Society, falls to be rounded off by the ominous ultimate colophon of a second date after the hyphen which follows the year of his birth. More... THE LESLIE SHEPARD BRAM STOKER COLLECTION Leslie Shepard's considerable library of Bram Stoker-related books and tracts received in April 2006 by Dublin City Library and Archive's Gilbert Library, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Details of the collection, which is accessible to the public for consultation and research, can be found here. To view the Leslie Shepard Bram Stoker Collection, you may view Dublin City Public Libraries' online catalogue here. Search for "Shepard Leslie Provenance". all titles in the collection will be displayed in alphabetical order. |
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