c. September 17, 1893
Van Helsing Telegrams Seward to Protect Lucy
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Van Helsing Telegrams Seward to Protect Lucy
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Van Helsing urgently warns Seward not to leave Lucy alone on 17 September, marking how critical Lucy's condition has become.
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Mina Reaches Jonathan in Buda-Pesth
c. August 24, 1893
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Lucy Westenra Dies After Dracula's Assaults
September 20, 1893
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- Source Event Lucy Westenra Dies After Dracula's Assaults -3 days
- Derived Event Mina Reaches Jonathan in Buda-Pesth -24 days
- Character Abraham Van Helsing Dutch physician and scholar who identifies Dracula's nature and organizes the resistance against him. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=Van Helsing describes Arthur Holmwood as the age his own dead son would have been, and repeatedly presents himself as old and worn; supporting_cues=Arthur belongs to the younger suitor cohort, while Van Helsing is an established senior professor and physician; calculation=estimated mid-50s during the 1893 events, stored as 1838 with year precision only; confidence=low; editorial_rationale=the text supports an older generation gap, not an exact age; source_links_or_titles=Project Gutenberg text of Dracula, Abraham Van Helsing Wikipedia.
- Character Count Dracula Ancient Transylvanian vampire nobleman whose move to England drives the novel's central conflict. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=the novel's final dated entry records Dracula's destruction on 6 November; supporting_cues=the novel's dated documents align to the real 1893 calendar; calculation=stored as 1893-11-06; confidence=medium; editorial_rationale=day and month are explicit in the text, while the year comes from the documented 1893 calendar alignment; source_links_or_titles=Project Gutenberg text of Dracula, Dracula by Bram Stoker chronology reference.
- Character Dr. John Seward Physician and asylum director whose diary records Renfield, Lucy's illness, and the hunters' campaign. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=Seward is one of Lucy's three suitors and already serves as physician and asylum administrator; supporting_cues=his medical training and professional role place him beyond early youth while still in the same cohort as Arthur and Quincey; calculation=estimated late 20s during the 1893 events, stored as 1864 with year precision only; confidence=low; editorial_rationale=the evidence supports a mature young professional, not an exact age; source_links_or_titles=John Seward Wikipedia, Lucy Westenra Wikipedia.
- Character Lucy Westenra Mina's close friend whose decline marks Dracula's first major English victimization. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=Dr. Seward's dated entry records Lucy's death on 20 September; supporting_cues=the novel's dated documents align to the real 1893 calendar; calculation=stored as 1893-09-20; confidence=medium; editorial_rationale=day and month are explicit in the text, while the year comes from the documented 1893 calendar alignment; source_links_or_titles=Project Gutenberg text of Dracula, Dracula by Bram Stoker chronology reference. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=Lucy Westenra is described as 19 years old during the 1893 events; supporting_cues=the documented Dracula chronology aligns the novel's dated entries to 1893; calculation=1893 minus 19, stored as 1874 with year precision only; confidence=medium; editorial_rationale=the source supports her age during the story, while the exact birthday remains unknown and could shift the exact year by part of one year; source_links_or_titles=Lucy Westenra Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg text of Dracula, Dracula by Bram Stoker chronology reference.
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c. September 17, 1893
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