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Dracula (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)

by Bram Stoker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Longman; 1st Revised edition edition (9 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014143984X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141439846
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned shipis wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival. In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.


About the Author

Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847 - 1912) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and 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 as manager and secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving, while writing his novels, the most famous of which is Dracula. Maurice Hindle teaches at the Open University.

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly exceptional piece of British literature, 12 Mar 2003
By N. D. Maidment "butchmaidment" - See all my reviews
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After being a fan of the now rather hammy looking Hammer Horror Dracula films in my youth I finally decided to buy the original novel and, to be honest, was startled at its brilliance.
It is dark, brooding and powerfully atmospheric - more so than any horror novel I have ever encountered. In its genre it is rightly regarded as one of the premiere pieces of literature of all time.
I would certainly rank it along with greats like Wuthering Heights and Sense and Sensibility as one of the most outstanding reads in British history.
Everyone is familiar with the legend, but Stoker's original is so interesting in that it is written solely in the form of personal journals and press reports, rather than describing the actions as they happen.
Things start piecing themselves together gradually as readers can compare one piece of evidence from Dr Seward with the events of Mina Harker's life and the sad diary of Lucy Westenra.
This allows the reader to get closer than is usual to the characters, an environment that is truly gripping from beginning to end.
Quite simply it is a book that everyone should own and at this price it is an absolute steal.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, multi-layered novel retains the power to chill, 14 May 2003
By N. Clarke (Lancs, UK) - See all my reviews
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Dracula may be an iconic figure in film and television, but his appeal is not diminished in print. This truly is a wonderful, absorbing read; I enjoyed it far more than I expected to. Stoker's prose is pleasantly easy to read (although the footnotes do come in handy for some of the more obscure references to medieval eastern European history).

The narrative is generally well-paced, only occasionally sagging under the weight of unnecessary scene-setting and backstory. It is told from a multitude of viewpoints with an almost postmodern attention to point-of-view distortions. This device also goes a considerable way towards breathing real life into the engaging characters.

The story is a familiar one, of course, particularly to anyone who has seen the 1992 film version. With Coppola's slightly salacious additions stripped away (Lucy is a giddy charmer here rather than a perpetually-tipsy flirt, for example), this is an often stark tale, redolent with folkloric eerieness, as fin-de-siecle scientific triumphalism battles vainly against an older, altogether darker set of laws.

However many versions of the story you've seen, _Dracula_ remains a surprisingly rich and unnerving read - all the richer, indeed, for the cultural resonance it has picked up since it was first published. We have seen Jonathan Harker reach his slow realisation of the true nature of the Count countless times, yet this knowing shiver only adds to the creeping unease when Harker first enters Dracula's castle.

This a gem of a novel, waiting to be rediscovered.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book With Real Bite., 6 Aug 2000
By allan@heywood57.freeserve.co.uk (Skelmersdale, Lancashire) - See all my reviews
The curtain twitches. Quickly you raise your eyes from the page - but there's nothing there. You were sure you saw something out the corner of your eye. A chilling breeze brushes your neck, making you shiver. Perhaps it was just your imagination? Perhaps.

Rest your eyes and sleep, it will be dark soon. Outside of your bedroom window, a fog is developing, it is an unusual fog, thick and grey.

An unnerving feeling in the pit of your stomach wrenches your eyes open on the stroke of midnight. Why did you wake? Did something wake you? You can't hear anything, but your pounding heart stops you returning to your uneasy slumber. You decide to read for a few minutes to unwind.

Fumbling in the dark of your room, you feel the hard spine of a book. You take it and reach for the light. It is 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker.

Erotic and romantic, yet deeply disturbing and horrifying. Stoker's work remains unequalled. Once you start reading, you will not stop until you have finished. Not only because the book is so fantastic, but because whilst your eyes remain glued to the page, you can't glance over your shoulder to see what might be sneaking up behind you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth the read
Everyone has heard of Dracula, but how many people have actually read the book? I have considered reading it for years but somehow never came around to it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Blackbeard

4.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric
I wasn't particularly looking forward to this book, but agreed to read it with others during October as it fitted in nicely with Halloween. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kirsty B

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best gothic horror novels of all time
Abraham "Bram" Stoker did not come up with the idea of vampires and superstition surrounding them, but his story remains an original in terms of the themes and plot... Read more
Published 5 months ago by H.P.J.M.

4.0 out of 5 stars The start of the legendary myth
This book is my first flurtation with the dracula series, I have never seen any of the Dracula movies, only through heresay have I heard his story before, so when I came to read... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Adams

5.0 out of 5 stars A Transylvanian Triumph!
It seems a bit strange reviewing a book that is such a well known, if not often read classic. I'll try my best.
Everyone knows the story of Dracula - or do they? Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Pj Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars Grippingly Classic Horror and Engagingly Well-Written Literature
Bram Stoker's gothic thriller, is a dark supernatural horror story that we all know and even if we didn't, draws on all the innate archetypes of fear. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Talc Demon

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
Bram Stoker's masterpiece is a timeless classic and is still highly recommended even though it's over 100 years old. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Dicker

3.0 out of 5 stars Complete and unabridged
My expectation before starting the book was plenty of rather dull, verbose rambling, interspersed with passages which were thrilling and unsettling. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2007 by Spidergrid

5.0 out of 5 stars "For the dead travel fast"
Surprisingly "Denn die Toten reiten schnell" or "For the dead travel fast" is more than an opening line to this tale of love in the dangerous moon light. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2007 by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars An old favourite; classy, compelling but with old-fashioned pacing
Because the general story of Dracula is so well known, it's easy to think that you'll know all of what's going to happen when you read the original by Bram Stoker. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by Hooligween

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