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Robert Eighteen-Bisang is a Canadian author and scholar, who is one of the world's foremost authorities on vampire literature and mythology. His book ''Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition'', which was written with Elizabeth Miller, won the Lord Ruthven Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sfadb.com/Robert_Eighteen-Bisang )〕 The "Ruthven," as it is often called, is awarded annually for the most outstanding work in vampire fiction or scholarship. Other books by Eighteen-Bisang include ''Vampire Stories'', which includes vampire stories by Arthur Conan Doyle: ''The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire'', ''The Captain of the Polestar'', ''John Barrrington Cowles'', and ''The Parasite'', along with ''The Adventure of the Illustrious Client ''– which Eighteen-Bisang claims is a rationalized version of Dracula – and four more stories with tenuous connections to vampires. ''Publishers Weekly'' called the book "a stretch" and something "only completionists are likely to add this to their collections."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60239-797-2 )〕 ==Personal life== Eighteen-Bisang grew up in Toronto, Ontario as the son of a profsessional poker player. In university, he was a backgammon player and won four championships. Eighteen-Bisang aspired to be a university professor, but was talked out of the position by his professors themselves, believing the position would be too restrictive for him. After a career in marketing, Eighteen-Bisang gained an interest in vampire literature and started his research, collecting and writing.〔 As an adult, Eighteen-Bisang still plays in backgammon tournaments and is a member of the Vancouver Backgammon Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://vancouverbg.com/author/admin/ )〕 Eighteen-Bisang has amassed the largest collection of vampiric literature in the world, which he houses at his personal residence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://hwadarkwhispers.wordpress.com/tag/robert-eighteen-bisang/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.abebooks.com/Vintage-Vampire-Stories-Eighteen-Bisang-Robert-Richard/9533384902/bd )〕 The collection includes about 2,500 books, 2,000 comic books, 1,000 magazines and over 100 films, including a first edition of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Eighteen-Bisang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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