Dracula

Bram Stoker

May 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Dracula is the ultimate horror story, producing one of literature’s most lasting villains: Count Dracula. A harrowing, memorable, and enduring story about the world’s most famous vampire.

A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written—and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition.

Ratings and reviews

Here, I'm going to save anyone interested in reading Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' a lot of time; just read Jonathan's experience at Dracula's castle. Then skip all the way to the last fifth of the book where they start chasing Dracula. I can't give you a chapter, because there are no chapters in this book; you'll just need to skim around the end of the book to find it. Sure you'll miss Lucy and Renfield by doing this, but they really don't add much to the story. Lucy is only used to identify what Dracula is and Renfield's creature collection is used as an analogy for what Dracula is to his harem and victims (basically a food chain). The rest of the whole middle of the book is mostly nobles, a lord, and a professor writing diary entries and letters gushing repeated praise at each other while trying to figure out why Lucy is missing blood, Renfield's behavior, and figuring out how to hunt down Dracula. It's slow, it's awful, and it's such a bore that it helped me sleep well at night.

I have the book physically. Read it and thrilled. This is one that i think is really horror while romantic at the same time. While hating the fiancee, but can't justify count dracula's. The way Bram Stroker picturized every horrorable parts, it gave me chills. But seriously I never thought that i will find this horror book actually a romance itself, sad one to boot.

I audiobooked this one via librovox. It was rough. The book has essentially 3 parts. The beginning action of a couple chapters, the long drawn out middle, and the final couple chapters. The middle is so dry and bland, it's hard to squeeze out what entertainment flavor there is to be had. It's possible, but difficult. It does its job in slowly building anxiety and anticipation for the exciting climax, but it does it over time. Overall, a worthwhile read, but be ready to dedicate some effort.

About the author

Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. Stoker was a sickly child who was frequently bedridden; his mother entertained him by telling frightening stories and fables during his bouts of illness. Stoker studied math at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1867. He worked as a civil servant, freelance journalist, drama critic, editor and, most notably, as manager of the Lyceum Theatre. Although best known for Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen other books, including Under the Sunset, The Snake’s Pass, The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Lady of the Shroud, and The Lair of the White Worm. He died in 1912 at the age of sixty-four.