''The Shoulder of Shasta'' is a romance novel by

Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...

written in 1895. It was published two years before the release of Stoker's ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...

''. The book is set in the

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. It was written after one of the American tours he did with

Henry Irving Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility ( ...

Main characters

*Esse Elstree *Grizzly Dick - family's guide *Mrs. Elstree - Esse's mother *Miss Gimp - Esse's governess

References

1895 British novels Constable & Co. books Irish romance novels Novels by Bram Stoker {{1890s-romance-novel-stub