Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cornish Language and its Literature | 1974 | Peter Tremayne | Buy |
| 2 | The Un-Dead: The Legend of Bram Stoker and Dracula | 1997 | Peter Tremayne | Buy |
Peter Tremayne’s non-fiction output under this pen name is small but significant. The Cornish Language and its Literature, published in 1974, was actually his first book under the Tremayne name, predating all of his fiction. It examines the history, decline, and revival efforts surrounding the Cornish language, and it reflects the Celtic language scholarship that Ellis (Tremayne’s real name) would pursue throughout his career.
The Un-Dead: The Legend of Bram Stoker and Dracula (1997) came much later and represents a scholarly companion piece to his Dracula Lives horror trilogy of the late 1970s. In it, Tremayne investigates the real sources behind Stoker’s famous novel, including the author’s Irish background and the historical Vlad Tepes. Under his real name, Peter Berresford Ellis, he has written dozens of non-fiction books on Celtic history and culture, but those are published separately from the Tremayne bibliography.