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Dracula

by Bram Stoker

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Members' Rating: 4.03from 34 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Tags: Classics, Horror, Novel

ISBN:0743477367

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Description

Bram Stoker's Dracula is full of the kind of chills and thrills that mark the very best horror stories and films. Jonathan Harker, a freshly-minted English lawyer, travels to Transylvania to take on a new assignment. What seems like a cut-and-dry legal case involving real estate negotiations takes on a whole new horrific aspect when Harker discovers that his new client—and host—is none other than the famous Count Dracula. As the frightening nature of the Count begins to reveal itself, terrifying and ghoulish events lead to dangerous confrontations between blood-thirsty vampires and their human prey. No one is safe while Dracula lives.


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About the Author

Born in Ireland, Bram Stoker (1847-1912) overcame early childhood illness to become a gifted student and athlete well into his college education. Stoker embarked on a professional career as a civil servant in Dublin, publishing short stories and theatre reviews to supplement his income. Stoker's 1887 novel Dracula was inspired by a visit to an ancient Scottish castle and drew on many years of research into vampire legends and myths. Dracula sealed Stoker's own legend as a master of horror writing and gave rise to countless interpretations in film and on the stage. While Dracula is the work most associated with Bram Stoker, the author also wrote several other novels, among them The Primrose Path, The Jewel of the Stars, and The Lair of the White Worm.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

3 May. Bistritz.—Left Munich at 8:35 P.M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. I feared to ...

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by WinstonSmith on Sep 3, 2009

Unique

Unique in it's style but much copied since, this is a wonderful tale that is genuinely chilling. It had certainly made me want to visit some of the locations mentioned.

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3/5 3.00

Reviewed by ell0303 on Jul 11, 2009

Exiting!

I luv the adventure n the mysteris in this book.

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5/5 5.00

Reviewed by ejly on Jun 27, 2009

surprising

there are so many derivations of the original story that it was genuinely surprising to read it and appreciate the originality and approach - excellent book!

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5/5 5.00

Reviewed by roaming_smile on Jun 6, 2009

Delightful

Although slightly difficult (for me) to get through, it is a wonderful story and enjoyed every minute of it.

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5/5 5.00

Reviewed by apolskis on Mar 15, 2009

Just awesome !

What an awesome book, so full of suspense until the very end !

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apolskis 5.00 Read review 2009-03-15
babblative 5.00   2009-06-11
BabsG 5.00   2008-12-07
belewbus 4.00   2008-12-17
blisspriss 3.00   2008-11-02
blondierocket 3.00   2008-10-09
bluekumo3 4.00   2009-02-13
charlottevalle 5.00   2008-10-01
CherylsPearls 5.00   2009-02-09
chrway 3.00 Read review 2008-11-04
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dioni 3.00   2009-11-01
Dyassie 3.00   2009-06-15
eemarsha 5.00   2009-05-21
ejly 5.00 Read review 2009-06-27
ElizaAriadneK 4.00   2009-10-10
ell0303 3.00 Read review 2009-05-04
Fire_Horse 3.00 Read review 2008-11-25
jsexton 4.00   2008-09-15
Kell1976 4.00 Read review 2009-02-17
KyJw 2.00 Read review 2008-12-02
last2ndread 4.00   2009-04-18
literatec 5.00   2009-01-30
mikecoreleon 3.00   2009-04-01
mstrust 4.00   2009-10-02

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