Given the legend of dracula as portrayed in the movies, comic books and other venues, i firmly believe that all people would be served by reading the original story by bram stoker. It was first published in the uk by archibald constable and company, westminster. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. The first chapter, like many after it, is written in journal style. Written in epistolary form, dracula chronicles a vampires journey from transylvania to the nighttime streets of london and is a virtual textbook of victorianera fears and anxieties. Bram stoker was born on november 8, 1847 in dublin, ireland. The setting of the novel is a dark crumbling castle, the tone is mysterious, there is a villainous character, and there is the sense that the hero is struggling against an inescapable fate. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor sir henry irving and business manager of the lyceum theatre, which irving owned. Explore books by bram stoker with our selection at. Stoker visited the seaside town of whitby in england in 1890 and found inspiration for his excellent novel dracula. Poor mina was terrified, for she was the wife, of johnathan harker, out to take draculas life. It goes full speed ahead but then slows down and concentrates on the suspense of the exploration. Dracula by bram stoker meet your next favorite book.
Irish author bram stoker introduced the character of count dracula and provided the basis of modern vampire fiction in his 1897 novel entitled dracula. Ive read this book a number of times its my favourite work of fiction but this is the first time ive read it in its original text. He worked as a civil servant and a journalist before becoming the personal secretary of the famous actor henry irving. Abraham bram stoker 18471912 is the author of one of the english languages bestknown books of mystery and horror, dracula. Bram stokers dracula is now considered a literary sensation, the fictional forefather. From this point, the book is like an intrepid explorer. He was a sickly boy but he fully recovered when he was seven.
Dracula, by bram stoker, is a wellthought out, complex novel that leaves the reader pageturning into the late hours of the night. A vocabulary list featuring dracula by bram stoker. Dracula by bram stoker spanish translation linguee. Bram stoker original book 1897 paperback bram stoker. Dracula by bram stoker free online book and ebooks. The setting of the novel is a dark crumbling castle, the tone is mysterious, there is a villainous character, and there is the sense that the. Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature.
The novel tells the story of draculas 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. This journal belongs to jonathan harker, a young englishman who is traveling to the furthest reaches of europe in order to meet with count dracula. According to miller, he first visited cruden bay in 1893, three years after work had begun on dracula. In the library i found, to my great delight, a vast number of english books. I personally saved this copy, which had been bound in with a number of other. This novel is not told in a straightforward, chronological, omniscient manner, like many nineteenthcentury novels.
Pic of winona ryder and gary oldman latest winona ryder and gary oldman. Front cover to the first edition of bram stokers novel dracula, 1897. The authors use of imagery and detail make the novel complete and help to further the readers understanding. This audible edition of bram stokers dracula has many narrators. It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to england, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires. When i bought the book i thought that i probably wouldnt like it. Budapesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which i got of it from. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. Doctor van helsingwe learn from failure, not from success. Unfortunate mina was hypnotized and bitten, and renfield was fatally smitten. This audible edition of bram stoker s dracula has many narrators. Eventually, the count will insinuate himself into harkers life in england, turning harkers associates wife, lucy, into one of the undead, and eventually trying to win.
Over the years, there has been a great deal of debate over the exact date of publication of this book. This novel is a gothic horror story about a vampire attempting to move to england. Beliefs values and ideas in bram stokers dracula prezi. The first graphical sequel to dracula ever to be endorsed by a member of the stoker family. It is a classic dark tale of legend and superstition, which ironically, began with the life of a real count known to history as vlad the impaler. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of. The project gutenberg ebook of dracula, by bram stoker this ebook is for the use. Dracula as a gothic novel bram stokers dracula has all of the classic elements of a gothic novel. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.
Dracula is an 1897 novel by irish author bram stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire count dracula. Bram stokers dracula and the archival profession the american. Instead, it is composed of a collage of letters, journal entries and diary jottings, in addition to a portion of a ships log, various newspaper clippings, and even a phonograph diary. Dracula beliefs and values ideas bram stoker women all women are brought up from the very earliest of years in the belief that their ideal of character is the very opposite to that of men. A beautiful new edition of bram stokers original masterpiece of horror. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. Dracula is a novel by bram stoker that was first published in 1897. Written as a series of letters, newspaper clippings, diary entries, and ships logs, the story begins with lawyer jonathan harker journeying to meet dracula at his remote castle to complete a. In her book the essential dracula, clare hawordmaden suggested that the castle of count dracula was inspired by slains castle, at which bram stoker was a guest of the 19th earl of erroll. Read dracula, by author bram stoker page by page, now. Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897, that became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film.
Dracula is an epistolary gothic horror novel written in 1897 by bram stoker, an irish author who became famous after writing about the vampire named count dracula, who later on had many interpretations theater, movie and television. See a complete list of the characters in dracula and indepth analyses of count dracula, van helsing, mina murray, and lucy westenra. Alan cumming, tim curry, simon vance, katherine kellgren, susan duerden, john lee, graeme malcom, and steven crossley. Abraham bram stoker 8 november 1847 20 april 1912 was an irish author, best known today for his 1897 gothic horror novel dracula. I recently read the original bram stoker book dracula. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole.