Powers of Darkness

In 1899-1900, a Swedish newspaper published a translation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. This version, titled Mörkrets makter (Powers of Darkness), is almost twice as long as the standard text of Dracula published in 1897. In addition, it contains numerous scenes not included in the 1897 text, along with a new ending and significant alterations of character names (Jonathan Harker becomes Thomas Harker; Dracula himself is referred to as Mavros Draculitz). There is a strong possibility that the Swedish version of Dracula was founded on an early draft of the novel that found its way to Sweden in the 1890s. The translator may have added scenes and episodes to the text, especially passages where it is suggested that Dracula is conducting a fascist political conspiracy. The Swedish text has been translated by Rickard Berghorn and edited by S. T. Joshi and Martin Andersson. This edition features a foreword by Dacre Stoker. Now, more than a century after its initial publication, it appears unabridged in English.