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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature and has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.

Drácula é um clássico da literatura de terror e apresenta por meio de cartas, diários e notícias os ataques do vampiro Conde Drácula a moradores de Londres e da Transilvânia. O romance epistolar marcou o gênero e, mesmo não sendo a primeira obra a retratar esse mito literário, definiu o que conhecemos hoje como vampiro, influenciando a literatura, cinema e teatro.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It is written in the form of letters and diary entries.The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracul and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.In Dracula, Stoker created a new word for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares, and a character who will undoubtedly outlive us all. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature. The novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film, and television interpretations.Abraham Bram Stoker, born on 8 November 1847 is best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. Written in epistolary form, Dracula chronicles a vampire's journey from Transylvania to the night time streets of London and is a virtual textbook of Victorian-era fears and anxieties. Stoker also wrote several other horror novels, including The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm.

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"Mit dem Mondlicht kam ein wildes Säuseln des Sturms, der mit einem langen, tiefen Heulen wie von unzähligen Hunden oder Wölfen wieder anzuschwellen schien. Ich war von Furcht erfüllt, wie erstarrt und konnte die Kälte spürbar zunehmen fühlen, bis sie in mein Herz eingedrungen zu sein schien." Von schaurigen Friedhofsbegegnungen über dramatischen Verfolgungsjagden bis zu unheimlichen Mördern und mysteriösen Todesfällen ist in dieser Sammlung alles dabei. Gruselfans kommen auf ihre Kosten und streifen mit den Protagonisten der jeweiligen neun Geschichten durch scheinbar totenstille Städte und zwielichtige Gassen. Posthum wurden diese Kurzgeschichten veröffentlicht von der Witwe von Abraham "Brahm" Stoker (1847-1912). "Draculas Gast" ist ein Ausschnitt aus der ursprünglichen Version von "Dracula", an welchem er sieben Jahre lang schrieb und der ihm zu weltweitem Ruhm verhalf. Heutzutage gilt Bram Stoker als Gründer des modernen Vampirmythos.

One of the most famous pieces of English literature of all time, Dracula is a towering work of Gothic fiction whose archetypal characters-Count Dracula and Abraham Van Helsing-have permeated popular culture since their first appearance in 1897. Drawing on Transylvanian folklore, Bram Stoker weaves his tale of horror through newspaper articles and the letters, diary entries, journals, telegrams, and ship's logs of a small cast of characters whose perilous encounters with Dracula have harrowing if not fatal consequences. Dracula has been adapted for film more than thirty times-though seldom with complete fidelity to the original narrative that continues to captivate countless readers the world over and inspire adaptations of all kinds.This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay on Dracula criticism over time and a biographical note on the life and work of Bram Stoker.

This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition.

Restless Classics presents Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece of horror, Dracula, newly introduced by celebrated author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Alexander Chee and gorgeously illustrated by Kaitlin Chan.

Read the classic vampire book that started them all.The definitive editionLarge Print EditionRemastered for premium quality print and easy readingFeatures an uplifting extended biography of the life and experiences of Bram StokerDracula is a gothic horror novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker. This novel became so popular that it revolutionized the novel panorama when it was published and it gave birth to many genres such as vampire horror and fiction. It seeped into popular culture, making vampires one of today's most popular monsters.In this novel we follow Jonathan Harker, a newly graduated English solicitor that visits Count Dracula's castle, to help him buy a house near London. Despite the Count's warning, Harker wanders the castle and encounters three women who are vampires, but Dracula saves him and then departs for London, leaving Harker delirious in a Budapest hospital.At the same time Lucy, Harker's fiancée, hears of his illness and goes to search for him leaving her best friend, Lucy, alone in London where a new suitor that has just arrived by boat begins to pursue her...Will Harker be able to prevent Dracula from causing chaos and destruction in London? Read the book and find out!Get your copy of this timeless classic today!