Miss Betty (1898) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Written only a year after the publication of Dracula, Miss Betty helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of the early-twentieth century. "Of all the incidents of her early life none had so great or lasting an effect on Betty Pole as those that evening in Cheyne Walk on which she had been accused of breaking the blue china jar." Following an innocent accident, Betty Pole is berated by her grandfather, who believes she has broken a priceless heirloom. On this day, Betty first learns of her strange ability to sense things before they happen, which proves both a gift and a curse in due time. That night, Betty learns the truth behind her identity and is named the heiress of her grandfather's fortune. The next morning, he is found dead. As Betty gets older, as England passes from one era into the next, she is forced to hide her ability from the suspicions and intentions of friends and strangers alike. Miss Betty is a gripping work of fantasy and historical romance by Bram Stoker, the secretive and vastly underrated creator of Dracula, one of history's greatest villains. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bram Stoker's Miss Betty is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

ドラキュラを凌ぐ情熱で描かれた本作は、歴史ロマンスの枠を超え、予知能力という宿命に翻弄される女性の魂を浮き彫りにした野心作です。移ろう時代の空気感と、彼女が抱く「見えすぎる恐怖」を綴った緻密な心理描写は、ストーカー特有のゴシックな情緒を纏っており、読者を一瞬で世紀末の英国へと引き込みます。 映像版では幻想的なビジュアルによってその異能が鮮やかに再現されていますが、原作テキストには、目に見えない予兆への震えを共有できる深みがあります。映像で体感する没入感と、書籍でしか触れられない内面的な孤独。その両者を往復することで、ベティという一人の女性が辿った数奇な運命は、より多層的で鮮烈な物語として完成するのです。