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Mr Stoker and I Kindle Edition

4.4 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

My name is Miss Lucy. Let me tell you my story. It is a tale of a father’s despair, one man’s ambition, in a place where morality and mortality waver.

It was the Summer of 1890 when theatre manager and writer Bram Stoker arrived in Whitby. After an arduous theatre tour, his stay was respite before returning to London. However, what he discovered enthralled and beguiled.

Mr Stoker and I met each dawn on the East Cliff in the shadow of Whitby Abbey. On a bench overlooking the sea, Bram soon became the confidant I had yearned for. So, in faith, I shared the events that tormented my youth and left me haunted.

And after that chance encounter, I will forever live within the pages of what became Bram Stoker’s masterpiece, for it was my story that inspired Dracula.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RPNS9XP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Platform House (July 20, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

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Becky Wright is a best-selling British author with an enduring passion for Gothic literature, history, the supernatural, and all things that go bump in the night. She lives with her family in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, surrounded by rolling fields, timber-framed villages, ancient churches… and the occasional haunted house.

Drawn to the macabre and the mysterious, Becky weaves dark, atmospheric tales steeped in folklore, ancestral secrets, and the echo of things long buried. Her stories are where history and horror collide, and not everyone escapes unscathed.

Ink-stained, gothic heart, ghostly companions.

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Customers enjoy this Gothic tale, with one describing it as hauntingly beautiful. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how the prose matches Stoker's period style. Customers find the book atmospheric and engaging, with one review highlighting how the author creates a vivid world. They appreciate the character development, with one specifically praising the Lucy Meredith character.

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13 customers mention "Story quality"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this Gothic tale, with one review describing it as hauntingly beautiful.

"...East Cliff overlooking the sea just outside Whitby is the eerie backdrop of the story...." Read more

"...There is a mystery, ghosts, a mansion, murders, there is so much in here and it is all so wonderfully unfolded in perhaps my favorite style of prose...." Read more

"...similar to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and that really made the story have a different feel to it...." Read more

"Dark, lyrical, and filled with terrifying moments, Wright takes a classic story of horror and makes it her own...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, noting its perfect prose, with one customer highlighting how the words create a mesmerizing waltz, while another appreciates how it matches Stoker's period style.

"...I was rereading many of the passages just because they were so beautifully written...." Read more

"...Her prose is perfect, dancing along the story with the necessary calm pace or the exhilarating adrenaline that sometimes takes the characters...." Read more

"...It was written in a style similar to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and that really made the story have a different feel to it...." Read more

"Dark, lyrical, and filled with terrifying moments, Wright takes a classic story of horror and makes it her own...." Read more

6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book an amazing read, with one describing it as a lovely gothic story that kept them engaged throughout.

"...the tempo and feel of Austen and Bronte and so I settled in for an enjoyable read with my cup of tea...." Read more

"...It kept me engaged throughout, even found myself unknowingly reading aloud and acting out the voices, I had become so involved in the story...." Read more

"...The weird jumps, not knowing what was going on, etc.... This book is excellent, but I still feel a little weird after finishing it...." Read more

"...This book is definitely Gothic and dark. It is well worth the read, especially suitable for Halloween...." Read more

3 customers mention "Atmosphere"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the atmosphere of the book.

"...Every word is eloquent, thought provoking, atmospheric, and brimming with emotions...." Read more

"...the way this book enveloped me in its story, how the author built such an atmospheric world...." Read more

"...Atmospheric, lush, and demented…the frightened and damaged MC, Lucy, narrates the tale as a horrific, lifelong tragedy that she cannot escape, and..." Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one particularly appreciating Lucy Meredith.

"...This is key. The characters are well rounded...both real and unreal...." Read more

"...I enjoyed the characters and little touches that Becky Wright put into this story...." Read more

"...Liked the Lucy Meredith character." Read more

I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a read.
5 out of 5 stars
I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a read.
⁣ ⁣I read the first sentence...”We met on a Tuesday.” and I thought to myself this really is going to be a haunting gothic tale...⁣ perhaps a love story gone wrong. The descriptive prose certainly had the tempo and feel of Austen and Bronte and so I settled in for an enjoyable read with my cup of tea. Although Mr. Stoker @ I is a love story in a sense; it is also much more as I quickly discovered with the turning of every single page. I found that I was rereading many of the passages just because they were so beautifully written. The story is told through the eyes and thoughts of Lucinda by way of her journal which she gave to Mr. Bram Stoker whom she met one pre sunrise morning while the last dark fingers of the night tried to hang onto the darkness just a bit longer. This is where the story took a turn for me because, embarrassingly, I did not recognize the name... Bram Stoker. This is key. The characters are well rounded...both real and unreal. The setting was so descriptive that it was easily visualized in my minds eye. But, it’s the story, how it is told and how it unfolds that is its strength. Blackthorn Manor and the Abby atop the East Cliff overlooking the sea just outside Whitby is the eerie backdrop of the story. I was slowly sucked into the story as Mr. Stoker read the journal, I admit, however, I went willingly. I found I could not stop. I could not put the book down until I finally turned the very last page. I closed the book with a sigh and I wondered...could it be? I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a ⁣read. You will wonder too. I will leave you this description from the author. It tells it all. A gothic tale of desperation, ambition, morality and mortality
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

    ⁣I read the first sentence...”We met on a Tuesday.” and I thought to myself this really is going to be a haunting gothic tale...⁣ perhaps a love story gone wrong. The descriptive prose certainly had the tempo and feel of Austen and Bronte and so I settled in for an enjoyable read with my cup of tea.

    Although Mr. Stoker @ I is a love story in a sense; it is also much more as I quickly discovered with the turning of every single page. I found that I was rereading many of the passages just because they were so beautifully written.

    The story is told through the eyes and thoughts of Lucinda by way of her journal which she gave to Mr. Bram Stoker whom she met one pre sunrise morning while the last dark fingers of the night tried to hang onto the darkness just a bit longer. This is where the story took a turn for me because, embarrassingly, I did not recognize the name... Bram Stoker. This is key.

    The characters are well rounded...both real and unreal. The setting was so descriptive that it was easily visualized in my minds eye. But, it’s the story, how it is told and how it unfolds that is its strength.

    Blackthorn Manor and the Abby atop the East Cliff overlooking the sea just outside Whitby is the eerie backdrop of the story. I was slowly sucked into the story as Mr. Stoker read the journal, I admit, however, I went willingly. I found I could not stop. I could not put the book down until I finally turned the very last page. I closed the book with a sigh and I wondered...could it be? I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a ⁣read. You will wonder too.

    I will leave you this description from the author. It tells it all.

    A gothic tale
    of desperation, ambition,
    morality and mortality
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a read.

    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

    ⁣I read the first sentence...”We met on a Tuesday.” and I thought to myself this really is going to be a haunting gothic tale...⁣ perhaps a love story gone wrong. The descriptive prose certainly had the tempo and feel of Austen and Bronte and so I settled in for an enjoyable read with my cup of tea.

    Although Mr. Stoker @ I is a love story in a sense; it is also much more as I quickly discovered with the turning of every single page. I found that I was rereading many of the passages just because they were so beautifully written.

    The story is told through the eyes and thoughts of Lucinda by way of her journal which she gave to Mr. Bram Stoker whom she met one pre sunrise morning while the last dark fingers of the night tried to hang onto the darkness just a bit longer. This is where the story took a turn for me because, embarrassingly, I did not recognize the name... Bram Stoker. This is key.

    The characters are well rounded...both real and unreal. The setting was so descriptive that it was easily visualized in my minds eye. But, it’s the story, how it is told and how it unfolds that is its strength.

    Blackthorn Manor and the Abby atop the East Cliff overlooking the sea just outside Whitby is the eerie backdrop of the story. I was slowly sucked into the story as Mr. Stoker read the journal, I admit, however, I went willingly. I found I could not stop. I could not put the book down until I finally turned the very last page. I closed the book with a sigh and I wondered...could it be? I encourage you to pick up this book and give it a ⁣read. You will wonder too.

    I will leave you this description from the author. It tells it all.

    A gothic tale
    of desperation, ambition,
    morality and mortality
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019
    Very rarely comes a book that makes me not want to finish it. Not because it's horrible or anything like that, but because I want to stay with the characters, the stories, the prose. The closer I got to the end, the harder it became to really let them go, even as I strove for answers and desired them to reach their climax, I didn't want to.
    This is a book that takes a story we know, have devoured for years, from and with with an author that is celebrated today, and gives us a new way to look at it. This book takes a look at how maybe, possibly, perhaps, Stoker was inspired for his beautiful book Dracula, by the events that he was told and read through in this book. I know nothing about Stoker as a person, though I have devoured his book many times, but the way he is presented here is loving and empathetic. Becky Wright does a spectacular job of leaving crumbs along the way for us to remember that yes this is where that idea came from, or this idea.
    But that's all it is, crumbs.
    For anyone that has not read Dracula, the story will not be spoiled. There is a mystery, ghosts, a mansion, murders, there is so much in here and it is all so wonderfully unfolded in perhaps my favorite style of prose. The prose is what has captured me. If I could fall in love with a style, it would be in the way that Becky Wright writes. Her prose is perfect, dancing along the story with the necessary calm pace or the exhilarating adrenaline that sometimes takes the characters. It kept me engaged throughout, even found myself unknowingly reading aloud and acting out the voices, I had become so involved in the story. And yes, towards the end my eyes were wet, and I had been on such a ride.
    Note that none of this is exaggeration, this book is quite legitimately my Favorite Book of the Year. It has given me a tale I didn't know I needed, and wrecked me with such emotions that I fell in love with these characters. It's a beautiful beautiful tragedy that must be read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
    Throughout the book it felt like the author was describing what it was like for me when I was in a coma. The weird jumps, not knowing what was going on, etc.... This book is excellent, but I still feel a little weird after finishing it. Not many readers will have this experience but it feels like the author understands everything I went through and simply viewed it through Gothic eyes.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
    This was the story of Lucy, a young woman who meets Bram Stoker and decided to share her story and the things that have been haunting her for her whole life. Her story may or may not have been the inspiration for parts of Dracula.

    I enjoyed the characters and little touches that Becky Wright put into this story. It was written in a style similar to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and that really made the story have a different feel to it. The character of Lucy, although somewhat unreliable at times, led the reader through a tumultuous story that made the reader guess at every turn.

    I spent a good portion of this book, maybe the first third, being confused about the story of this book because I was trying to hard to force it into the story of Dracula that I already know. After I finally disconnected myself with that thought, it changed the book for me. I still spent a lot of the book wondering what was going on, but it paid off in the end.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
    Dark, lyrical, and filled with terrifying moments, Wright takes a classic story of horror and makes it her own. This is a gothic tale that is spine chilling, yet beautifully written. Every word is eloquent, thought provoking, atmospheric, and brimming with emotions. I hated to say goodbye to Whitby, the bench overlooking the early dawn's on the East Cliff, and Mr Stoker himself. This is the first book I've read by the talented Becky Wright. Certainly not the last. Oh! So good, down to the last drop.
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  • Wendy Hewlett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, shocking, and blindsiding!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2019
    To say that Becky Wright is well-written is an understatement. She took me on a journey where I could not predict the outcome. Miss Lucinda Meredith's story had me on the edge of my seat with so many twists and turns.
    The idea that Lucy's journey inspired Bram Stoker's classic is absolutely brilliant. I highly recommend Mr Stoker & I.
  • CJS
    5.0 out of 5 stars An atmospheric and compelling read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2023
    As I read Mr Stoker and I, I was reminded somewhat of studying English Literature in my schooldays in the 80s. In recent years I’ve tended towards more contemporary easy-reads, whereas here the style and language are deliberately, and beautifully, reminiscent of a 19th Century classic.
    As I haven’t read Dracula, I was unburdened by any comparison that other readers might make to Bram Stoker’s creation, but I might also have failed to appreciate some of the writing skill. However, I am familiar with Whitby, and could totally imagine sitting on the bench next to Lucy, with the backdrop of the Abbey ruins, the hustle and bustle of fishermen below, and the sunrise across the North Sea.
    With a clever mix of a POVs (‘live’ meetings between Lucy and Bram, together with pages from both Lucy’s and Bram’s journals), the author leads us through the haze clouding Lucy’s mind, as she describes her family and the horrors that unfolded since Vladimir first appeared on the scene. While I might have missed comparisons to Stoker’s story, I found Lucy’s own tale an atmospheric and compelling read.
  • nursenellie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Each page captures your imagination
    Reviewed in Australia on July 20, 2019
    A brilliant twist on the Dracula story. A unique point of view told in a beautifully dark voice. Lucinda is an intriguing main character whose journey draws the reader in so much you just can’t put down the book. The setting near Whitby Abbey is sublime. I felt very much that I could feel the sea breeze every time Lucinda sat upon the bench overlooking the ocean. A highly recommended gothic tale for lovers of Dracula
  • Steve Griffin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime speculation on the origins of the greatest vampire story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2023
    There is no doubt that a writer sets the bar high when they include in their story probably the most renowned founder of the modern horror genre, no less than Bram Stoker himself. And then, when they add to the mythmaking around the original Dracula too – well, let’s just say, that’s someone who likes a challenge!

    Thankfully, we are in the skilled hands of Becky Wright, without doubt one of our best modern writers of gothic fiction and quiet horror. Mr Stoker and I takes as its starting point the meeting of Lucy Meredith with Bram Stoker on a bench looking out to sea in Whitby. Lucy shares with Mr Stoker the horrific tale of her time in Blackthorn Manor and the prolonged visits of the Transylvanian Doctor, Vladimir, recruited by her father to help her sickly brother.

    I loved this flowing, dreamlike story, which weighs the refined, steady compassion of the Irish theatre manager with the emotional, distraught inner world of Lucy, who is haunted by ghostly visions long before the arrival of the ghastly and predatorial doctor. Becky Wright has a unique ability to break down the certainties of reality and leave us in a shifting world where we can never be sure of what is real and what is imagined – perfect for this speculative tale on the origins of our greatest vampire myth.

    If you’re seeking a gothic treat this summer, look no further.
  • Dimaro
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Transportive Tale
    Reviewed in Canada on January 4, 2020
    I’m torn about this particular book. The writing of “Mr Stoker & I” by Becky Wright was legitimately beautiful and transportive, making me feel as though I were reading the work of an author from 1890's England – the time and place this book was set in. The premise is original and daring. The main character, Lucinda/Lucy, meets a young Bram Stoker (the writer of Dracula), and her horrific story, which Stoker learns after being given her diary, is meant to have inspired his creation of the classic vampire tale.

    While the writing itself is amazing, and the premise fantastic, the plot was often confusing and hard to follow. I spent much of this book wondering what was going on, and I don’t feel as though I was ever given a clear-cut answer. To the author’s credit, I believe this was done by design – a tale of ever-building suspense and intrigue. Unfortunately, my personal reading preferences lean toward being punched in the face by a plot rather than being teased and tantalized by it. I would have enjoyed this book just a bit more if it were more clear-cut and direct.
    All of that being said, I do believe “Mr Stoker & I” is well written and pays great homage to Dracula and Bram Stoker. If you enjoyed Dracula, you’ll likely enjoy this dark and gothic tale as well.

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