Book guide
Shadowplay
Before Dracula, Bram Stoker finds inspiration in the glittering shadows of Victorian theatre.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalLGBTQ+LiteraryLGBTQ+LiteraryFragmented narrative
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About Shadowplay
Set in Victorian London, Shadowplay follows Bram Stoker, actor-manager Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry through the friendships, romantic entanglements and theatrical obsessions that helped shape the imagination behind Dracula.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- death
- blood
- grief
- alcohol
- homophobia
- infidelity
- misogyny
- fire/fire injury
- murder
- toxic friendship
- dementia
- cancer
