Dracula

The infamous 1897 Gothic horror novel which brought its author international fame and spawned a global following.

Bram Stoker (Author)

9781108060516, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 May 2013

406 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.66 kg

Since it was first published in 1897, this infamous Gothic horror novel, which brought its author international acclaim, has spawned a global following, inspiring hundreds of films and setting the seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire on the map forever. A sickly child, Bram Stoker (1847–1912) developed a fascination with the supernatural during his enforced confinement. He went on to become actor Henry Irving's business manager at the Lyceum Theatre in London, yet continued to pursue his literary interests. His iconic villain takes his name from Vlad the Impaler (1431–76), also known as Vlad Dracula, whereas the vampire's appearance and powerful personality is modelled on Irving. Famous for its epistolary form, Dracula went through eleven editions during Stoker's lifetime. Succeeding generations continue to be enthralled and thrilled anew by the tale's dark terror and deeply unsettling undercurrents.

1. Jonathan Harker's journal
2. Jonathan Harker's journal
3. Jonathan Harker's journal
4. Jonathan Harker's journal
5. Letters - Lucy and Mina
6. Mina Murray's journal
7. Cutting from The Dailygraph, 8 August
8. Mina Murray's journal
9. Mina Murray's journal
10. Mina Murray's journal
11. Lucy Westenra's diary
12. Dr Seward's diary
13. Dr Seward's diary
14. Mina Harker's journal
15. Dr Seward's diary
16. Dr Seward's diary
17. Dr Seward's diary
18. Dr Seward's diary
19. Jonathan Harker's journal
20. Jonathan Harker's journal
21. Dr Seward's diary
22. Jonathan Harker's journal
23. Dr Seward's diary
24. Dr Seward's phonograph diary, spoken by Van Helsing
25. Dr Seward's diary
26. Dr Seward's diary
27. Mina Harker's journal.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]