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Dracula

by Bram Stoker
Dracula

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ISBN13: 9780141439846
ISBN10: 014143984X



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A key element in horror fiction that is sometimes overlooked is the presence of the unexplained or merely suggested, showing the reader the shadows without revealing what's hidden behind them. Stoker is a master of this in Dracula — the story is at its disturbing best when it leaves something to the imagination. Plus, there's a scene near the beginning that predates Regan's backward crab-crawl in The Exorcist by almost 70 years. Recommended By Helena F.W., Powells.com

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The vampire novel that started it all, Bram Stoker's Dracula probes deeply into human identity, sanity, and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries about his client. Soon afterward, disturbing incidents unfold in England—an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby, strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck, and a lunatic asylum inmate raves about the imminent arrival of his "Master"—culminating in a battle of wits between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries.

@BleedingGums A damsel is bleeding from her ears and eyes! She’s afraid of the sun! Like a ginger!

We must sort this out. She may be a vampire, but I can’t tell the father. He wonders if her ‘lady times’ are just out of control.

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Bram Stoker's peerless tale of desperate battle against a powerful, ancient vampire

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries in his client's castle. Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England: a ship runs aground on the shores of Whitby, its crew vanished; beautiful Lucy Westenra slowly succumbs to a mysterious, wasting illness, her blood drained away; and the lunatic Renfield raves about the imminent arrival of his 'master'. In the ensuing battle of wills between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries - led by the intrepid vampire hunter Abraham van Helsing - Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre, probing into questions of identity, sanity and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.
For this completely updated edition, Maurice Hindle has revised his introduction, list of further reading and notes, and added two appendices: Stoker's essay on censorship and his interview with Winston Churchill, both published in 1908. Christopher Frayling's preface discusses the significance and the influences that contributed to his creation of the Dracula myth.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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'The very best story of diablerie which I have read for many years' Arthur Conan Doyle

A masterpiece of the horror genre, Dracula also probes identity, sanity and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire. It begins when Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, and makes horrifying discoveries in his client's castle. Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England - an unmanned ship is wrecked; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck; a lunatic asylum inmate raves about the imminent arrival of his 'Master' - and a determined group of adversaries prepare to battle the Count.

Edited with an Introduction and notes by MAURICE HINDLE
With a Preface by CHRISTOPHER FRAYLING

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A completely revised edition of Bram Stoker's masterpiece of horror

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [xl]-xlv).

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3 CDs, 3 hours


About the Author

Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was born in Ireland and attended Trinity College in Dublin. He joined the Irish Civil Service, then became involved in the theater. He wrote seventeen books.

Maurice Hindle edited Frankenstein and Dracula for Penguin Classics and teaches at the Open University.

Maurice Hindle edited Frankenstein and Dracula for Penguin Classics and teaches at the Open University.

Christopher Frayling teaches at London's Royal College of Art.


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As Vampire fever sweeps the country like a swarm of rapid bats, what better time to revisit (or read for the first time) the most influential of all Vampire novels? Written towards the end of the 19th century the Irish-born Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is both an adventurous horror story and a hotbed of Victorian anxieties about sex, death, and foreigners. Composed entirely of letters and diaries, "Dracula" is both startling modern in its approach, but also has the texture and feel of an ancient legend. So put down "Twilight" and rediscover the source that launched so many movies and imitators. It doesn't suck!

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780141439846
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/29/2003
Publisher:
PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE
Series info:
Penguin Classics
Pages:
560
Height:
.88IN
Width:
5.08IN
Thickness:
1.00
Series:
Penguin Classics
Age Range:
18 and up
Grade Range:
13 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2003
Series Volume:
no. 85
UPC Code:
2800141439848
Author:
Bram Stoker
Subject:
Dracula, Count
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Dracula, count (fictitious character)
Subject:
Gothic novels
Subject:
Romanians.
Subject:
Vampires
Subject:
Gothic fiction
Subject:
British
Subject:
Horror fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Transylvania

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