c. May 5, 1893
Jonathan Harker Reaches Castle Dracula
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Jonathan Harker Reaches Castle Dracula
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After crossing the Borgo Pass, Harker arrives at Dracula's castle on 5 May and enters the captivity that exposes Dracula's supernatural nature.
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c. May 24, 1893
Lucy Receives Three Marriage Proposals
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c. July 26, 1893
Mina Receives Jonathan's Letter from Castle Dracula
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c. August 24, 1893
Mina Reaches Jonathan in Buda-Pesth
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c. September 17, 1893
Van Helsing Telegrams Seward to Protect Lucy
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September 20, 1893
Lucy Westenra Dies After Dracula's Assaults
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Jonathan Harker Arrives in Bistritz
c. May 3, 1893
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Lucy Receives Three Marriage Proposals
c. May 24, 1893
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- Source Event Lucy Receives Three Marriage Proposals -19 days
- 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 Jonathan Harker English solicitor whose journey to Castle Dracula exposes the Count's designs on England. Editorial note: inference_type=triangulated_inference; anchor_fact=Jonathan is described as a young man and a newly qualified solicitor; supporting_cues=he is engaged to Mina and early in his legal career during the 1893 events; calculation=estimated mid-20s during the 1893 events, stored as 1868 with year precision only; confidence=low; editorial_rationale=the text clearly supports early adulthood and recent professional qualification, not a stated age; source_links_or_titles=Dracula Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg text of Dracula, Jonathan Harker Wikipedia.
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c. May 5, 1893
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