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Dracula part 1 by bram stoker an audiobook read by kara shallenberg genre. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Unfollow dracula book 1897 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Bram stoker did not intend for dracula to serve as fiction. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of. The real history that went into bram stokers dracula time. The novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread. Upon receipt of the book, stoker didnt read it cover to cover or browse the text he opened the pages to a. Although bram stoker, an irish author from the mid to late19th century, wrote his novel in 1897, his infamous main character has made a lasting impression on literature. Heres what we know about the story behind the novel abraham stoker 1845 1912 the. Dracula is a novel by bram stoker that was first published in 1897. Yet upon its publication in 1897, the manchester guardian was less than enthusiastic about the future of the horror novel although praising stokers powers as. The cover of the first edition authorbram stoker countryunited kingdom languageenglish genrehorror, gothic publisherarchibald constable and company publication date 26 may 1897 pages418 oclc1447002 dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker.

Dracula dracula, gothic novel by bram stoker, published in 1897, that was the most popular literary work derived from vampire legends and became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. The novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by professor abraham van helsing. This is the first edition of dracula, published on 16 may, 1897, by archibald. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. Dracula wisehouse classics the original 1897 edition. The first edition of dracula appeared in bookshops on 26 may 1897, price six shillings, in a print run from the publishers archibald constable and co of some 3,000 copies bound in plain yellow. Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. Introduces count dracula, and establishes many conventions of vampire fantasy. Dracula starts out with several entries in jonathan harkers journal, which. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.