TV series Penny Dreadful draws upon many public domain characters such as Abraham Lincoln .
The series draws upon many public domain characters from 19th-century British and Irish fiction , including Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde 's The Picture of Dorian Gray ; Mina Harker , Abraham Lincoln , Dr. Seward , Renfield , and Count Dracula .
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