The vampire novel that defined a genre by tapping into our deepest fears and darkest fantasies A junior solicitor travels to Transylvania to meet with an important client, the mysterious Count Dracula. Ignoring the dire warnings of local townsfolk, he allows himself to be seduced by the count’s courtly manners and erudite charm. Too late, the solicitor realizes that he is a prisoner of Castle … of Castle Dracula, his guards a trio of voluptuous young women with sharp white teeth and a taste for blood.
Soon thereafter, the solicitor’s fianc e, Mina, visits a friend on the English coast. The town is full of speculation over a Russian ship run aground nearby, its crew missing, the dead body of its captain, crucifix in hand, lashed to the wheel. A giant dog was seen leaping from the deck before disappearing into the countryside. The ship’s cargo: fifty boxes of Transylvanian dirt. As the beautiful Mina will soon learn, Count Dracula has arrived.
At once a Gothic reflection of the Victorian era and a timeless tale of sinister lust, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has inspired countless adaptations–none with the same power to quicken the pulse as the original.
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It was a great read. I was surprised at how easy it was to read, but more important it grabbed me. I did not want to stop reading. You felt like you were the caricature.
Still holds up as a terrific tale.
A classic
It took me a while to be ready to read this book. The size is daunting (for me at least) and the beginning is a little slow. Once you get past the first section with Harker in Romania it really picks up, well picks up as much as a book from this era will. I recommend this book to people who like classics and vampire books. Reading the original vampire novel makes me appreciate the new vampire novels more.
Loved it, read it.
I read this years ago when I was living alone. A classic. Parts are very disturbing. The image of the count crawling down the side of the castle has stayed with me.
I recommend the version with the footnotes because it helps provide an excellent history to the story.
A true Classic
The language is of another age, but once you get used to it, Stoker is a master storyteller.
A must read
I’ve read this book several times. It’s one of my favorites.
A gripping and powerful vampire tale from one of the greats. A classic.
This will always be a classic!
Read this THEN see the dozens of movies!
Its a classic book. Way before Twilight.
Not a giant fan of the Vampire genre
Puts one in a trance-like state.
Probably my favorite book, ever…Better than any film adaptation. Wish more Horror books could stand the test of time like this one.
Are you kidding me, this is a classic, if you haven’t read this you have missed out big time!
Took me a long while to get to reading this book considering I was a huge vampire fan until Stephanie Meyers ruined it all with Twilight, the teen soap opera. The book stands up surprisingly well considering its was first published over 120 years ago. There is a real sense of menace and urgency in the book,, as Dracula is pursued around Europe. Made me realise that there has never been a true movie adaptation of the story. There is always the problem of directors wanting to change things to make the story more exciting and action filled. If they stuck to the original and did it properly, it would be exciting enough. A recommended read.