March

16 March (Thursday)

• Count Dracula: Count Dracula writes a letter to Peter Hawkins. It is dated "March 4th," presumably due to the Count's reliance on the Julian Calendar. It likely contains the Count's initial request to have an estate purchased on his behalf.

17 March (Friday)

• Count Dracula: Robert Parton (likely the same character that appears in the completed novel as Sir Robert Paxton, president of the Incorporated Law Society) writes a letter to Peter Hawkins. It appears to have dealt with a letter of recommendation from the Count.

23 March (Thursday)

• Peter Hawkins: Peter Hawkins writes a letter to Count Dracula in reply to the one the Count sent to him on 16 March. He explains that he suffers from gout and that he will send his young clerk, Jonathan Harker, in his stead. He inquires as to what sort of property the Count desires.

16 March (Thursday)

• Count Dracula: Count Dracula writes another letter to Peter Hawkins, giving him a description of the property he desires. Once again, it is dated according to the Julian Calendar and reads as having been sent on 18 March.

This timeline includes all events that occur the novel Dracula in addition to events alluded to in the book's typed manuscript, Stoker's notes, and "Dracula's Guest." The days of the week are based on the 1893 dating of the novel.

Green Text: Events referenced in Stoker's notes, but not in the finished novel

Orange Text: Events referenced in the typed manuscript for Dracula, but not in the finished novel

Blue Text: Events referenced in "Dracula's Guest," but not in Dracula

Purple Italicized text: Indicates apparent errors in Dracula's dating