Dracula | Paperback

Released on 27 March 2003

Author: Bram Stoker | Format: Paperback

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Bram Stoker's peerless tale of desperate battle against a powerful, ancient vampire, the "Penguin Classics" edition of "Dracula" is edited with notes and an introduction by Maurice Hindle, as well as a preface by Christopher Frayling. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries in his client's castle. Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England: a ship runs aground on the shores of Whitby, its crew vanished; beautiful Lucy Westenra slowly succumbs to a mysterious, wasting illness, her blood drained away; and the lunatic Renfield raves about the imminent arrival of his 'master'. In the ensuing battle of wills between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries - led by the intrepid vampire hunter Abraham van Helsing - Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre, probing into questions of identity, sanity and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.For this completely updated edition, Maurice Hindle has revised his introduction, list of further reading and notes, and added two appendices: Stoker's essay on censorship and his interview with Winston Churchill, both published in 1908. Christopher Frayling's preface discusses the significance and the influences that contributed to his creation of the Dracula myth. Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Stoker joined the Irish Civil Service, before his love of theatre led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail. He went on to act as manager and secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving while writing his novels, the most famous of which is "Dracula" (1897). If you enjoyed "Dracula", you may like Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", also available in "Penguin Classics". "One of the most powerful horror tales ever written". (Malcolm Bradbury). "Nobody has ever filmed it like Bram Stoker wrote it". (Sir Christopher Lee). "Staggeringly lurid and perverse". (Sarah Waters, author of "Fingersmith").

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i hate reading but i am loving this book im barely into it and i cant help but read slow im enjoying it so much

 A masterclass

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I haven't even finished reading this book. That's how good it is - that I will happily give it five stars before I even finish it. It is obviously regarded as a masterpiece - but this is the first time I have truly agreed with the term "classic" being applied to such a book. Stoker is fantastic at scary the wits out of you. The book is written as a series of diary entries and the like. I've been reading a lot of Stephen King recently, which I find very eerie. However, Stoker has scared the absolute wits out of me to the extent that I am afraid to walk home alone at night! If you like horror, you'll love this book as it is horror personified. You only need to read as far as the account of the captain of the ship that brings Dracula to London to realise this....

 A fantastic read!

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Stoker captures the essence of gothic literature in every aspect of this brilliant novel. Both shocking and brutal, yet truly beautiful and romantic at the same time. This novel is a vice for discussing the morals of Victorian sexuality. In every dark corner of its pages, the reader will discover just how terrifying and erotic the vampire is. From beginning to end I was encaptured by Stoker's portrayal of Victorian sexuality and found it increasingly difficult to put it down. An easy read for those who love to read for pleasure and truly magnificent for those who want to discover its deeper, seedy Victorian origins of nymphomania and death.

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AuthorBram Stoker
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd (United Kingdom)
Year2003
ISBN9780141439846
FormatPaperback - 560 Pages
Illustrationschronology, notes
IllustratorAng Lee