Dracula
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Summary
Compete and unabridged， with an introduction by Allen Grove and a timeline of the life and times of Bram Stoker， this elegantly designed， jacketed hardcover edition of Dracula is an essential collectible。
A mysterious Count resides in a Transylvania castle， and it’s Jonathan Harker’s duty to help him find a residence in London。 The standard for gothic horror， Bram Stoker’s Dracula uncovers the secrets of the Prince of Darkness and his lust for the blood of Jonathan’s friends。 Explore Stoker’s world of excitement， temptation， and fear—full of captivating characters like the lovely Lucy Westerna and the persistent Professor Van Helsing。
Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover， the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history。 Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs。
Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: The Essential Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; The Essential Tales of H。P。 Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; Grimm’s Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; The Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr。 Jekyll and Mr。 Hyde; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women; Wuthering Heights; Peter Pan; Persuasion; Aesop’s Fables; The Constitution of the United States and Selected Writings; Crime and Punishment; The Alchemist; Great Expectations; The Iliad; Irish and Fairy Folk Tales; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; The War of the Worlds; and The Time Machine and The Invisible Man。
A mysterious Count resides in a Transylvania castle， and it’s Jonathan Harker’s duty to help him find a residence in London。 The standard for gothic horror， Bram Stoker’s Dracula uncovers the secrets of the Prince of Darkness and his lust for the blood of Jonathan’s friends。 Explore Stoker’s world of excitement， temptation， and fear—full of captivating characters like the lovely Lucy Westerna and the persistent Professor Van Helsing。
Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover， the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history。 Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs。
Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: The Essential Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; The Essential Tales of H。P。 Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; Grimm’s Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; The Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr。 Jekyll and Mr。 Hyde; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women; Wuthering Heights; Peter Pan; Persuasion; Aesop’s Fables; The Constitution of the United States and Selected Writings; Crime and Punishment; The Alchemist; Great Expectations; The Iliad; Irish and Fairy Folk Tales; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; The War of the Worlds; and The Time Machine and The Invisible Man。
Reviews
Emma Clifton
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He really doesn’t say Blah Blah Blah。 Disappointing
Whitney Hutchings
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~4。4~ "Friend John。"I read this book for the October Hutchings Bookclub！ WOOHOO！ I actually very much liked this book！ It was wayyyy better than I thought it would be。 It was full of adventure， mystery， spookiness， and some kind of romance hahaIf Pirate of the Caribbean 2 was a movie about vampires: Dracula would be it。 I am not wrong。 Anyways， I didn't really know what to expect when starting this book but I actually enjoyed it。 I felt like I was invested in the characters and that I felt f ~4。4~ "Friend John。"I read this book for the October Hutchings Bookclub！ WOOHOO！ I actually very much liked this book！ It was wayyyy better than I thought it would be。 It was full of adventure， mystery， spookiness， and some kind of romance hahaIf Pirate of the Caribbean 2 was a movie about vampires: Dracula would be it。 I am not wrong。 Anyways， I didn't really know what to expect when starting this book but I actually enjoyed it。 I felt like I was invested in the characters and that I felt for them。 I loved Lucy， Johnathan， John， Mina and OF COURSE Van Helsing。 I always wanted to know the origin of our beloved Van Helsing。 Friend John。 I thought Dracula， the vampire， was very interesting and creepy。 Especially when we were introduced to him。 I would probably not do so well if I was in Johnathan's shoes at the beginning。 But it was kind of hard to picture Dracula to be really creepy when this: But it got dark real fast and I was able to picture a more Nosferatu-esque character。 This is my first book that I have finished in this spooky season and I am not upset about that。 I thought that this book is an AMAZING introduction to spookiness and honestly， I think that people should read this book！ I know it took me a while to read it。。。。it tis because I am a busy cOlLeGE sTUdENt and I don't have a lot of time， so I would solely listen to the book going to and from class。。。and honestly， the fact that this book is like 13 hours， I am shocked it didn't take me longer to finish。 I feel ALL the Halloween vibes and who knows？ I might be a vampire or VAN HELSING for Halloween now。。。except for nobody would know who he is sadly。 I would be a pretty legendary vampire hunter though。。。not gonna lie。 I mean。。。JUST LOOK AT ME: I don't really have much more to say on this book。。。I was just very pleasantly surprised。 Well done Bram Stoker。 Well done。 I shall just end with this nice scene from SpongeBob that remind me of this book （from the glorious AT NIGHT episode）: *squidward* "WAITTT if that was you on the phone and you on the bus， then whoooo was flickering the lights？" *cue lights flickering one and off*"NOSSSFERRATUUUU" 。。。more
Lisa
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Rating this 2。5 stars， rounding up to 3。 It was just too boring。 Oh my god， so boring。 And every scene goes on waayyyyy too long。 This book could have been cut down by a third just by shortening every scene， and it would have been better off for it。 I don't really love the plot either。 It was intriguing at first， but I feel like most of the tension was lost as soon as Harker left Dracula's castle。On a positive note， I did like that there was a sort of fellowship that came together to defeat Drac Rating this 2。5 stars， rounding up to 3。 It was just too boring。 Oh my god， so boring。 And every scene goes on waayyyyy too long。 This book could have been cut down by a third just by shortening every scene， and it would have been better off for it。 I don't really love the plot either。 It was intriguing at first， but I feel like most of the tension was lost as soon as Harker left Dracula's castle。On a positive note， I did like that there was a sort of fellowship that came together to defeat Dracula。 It was fun， even though there was a lot of focus on gender roles in it。 But I can more or less forgive that since this was written so long ago。So yeah， probably something I would not care to read again， nor will it stay with me for long after， I think。 。。。more
Morgan Dye
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This is an amazing book and utterly terrifying and engaging。
Tasha
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Beautiful ♥️ 4。5 ⭐
nx74defiant
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tVery familiar story。 Told in journal entries and letters。 Each section starts with telling you whose journal we are reading。 Lucy's attack and death happens when Mina is away。 For a big part of the middle section all of Dracula's action take place off the page。 tVery familiar story。 Told in journal entries and letters。 Each section starts with telling you whose journal we are reading。 Lucy's attack and death happens when Mina is away。 For a big part of the middle section all of Dracula's action take place off the page。 。。。more
Hannah Goodrick
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This is a great story but Van Helsing might be one of the most annoying characters ever and has way too much dialogue。 It would be better without 2/3 of his parts。
Erika Hammond
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3。5/5 stars
Alejandra Balderrama
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 El final más sin chiste del mundo。。。 Tanto se alardea en el libro sobre el poder de Drácula y termina siendo un final cualquiera con nada de acción e interacción entre Drácula y los personajes， siendo asesinado sin nada de esfuerzo
ayla！¡
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3。75 stars
Bryan
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Long-winded at times， but surprisingly engaging。 Very effective use of the epistolary format。
Charlotte
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Actual Rating: 3。5I want you to believe。。。to believe in things that you cannot。”Years ago， when in desperate need of a distraction and options were limited I purchased a copy of ‘Dracula’ which I only ever flicked through。 Classics generally aren’t my thing （although I do eventually hope to give at least some of them a chance） and there’s always so many enchanting sounding reads around that I never get around to picking any of them up。 Visiting Whitby， where some of ‘Dracula’ is set， pushed me t Actual Rating: 3。5I want you to believe。。。to believe in things that you cannot。”Years ago， when in desperate need of a distraction and options were limited I purchased a copy of ‘Dracula’ which I only ever flicked through。 Classics generally aren’t my thing （although I do eventually hope to give at least some of them a chance） and there’s always so many enchanting sounding reads around that I never get around to picking any of them up。 Visiting Whitby， where some of ‘Dracula’ is set， pushed me to finally give this classic a chance though and truthfully I’m happy that I did。Admittedly less of the novel takes place in Whitby than I initially imagined but I’m still happy that visiting the town and abbey made me finally check this book out。 In places my eyes did roll slightly at the overly wordy language used but on many more occasions I found myself engaged with the text。 It’s a rich， atmospheric read which transports you to the past wonderfully。 I just found it hard on occasion to understand what certain individuals were going on about when lapsing into philosophical style speeches。 Some instances of this were due to historic or literature related references， others to regional dialects and others simply due to the flowery prose。 These segments did make it hard to get through some passages on occasion but the rest of the novel generally left me riveted enough to happily persevere without complaint。Being a well known story I did know some of the events that would take place in the text and I can’t help but wonder how these moments catching me off guard would have changed my experience of the narrative。 It has an interesting mix of characters and learning about some of them certainly gave me chills。 Mina struck me as a fairly strong female character for the time that the novel was written。 The scenes with Renfield disturbed me to no end。 And watching the slow decline of Dracula’s victims was very atmospheric and well done。From flicking through the novel before I knew that it contained letters and journal entries but I was surprised to discover that the entire text was made up of these alone。 Personally I loved this approach to the novel as it gave you an insight into the minds of various individuals at different points of time in the novel。 Each voice was different and distinctive。Altogether reading ’Dracula’ was a pleasant surprise for me， not generally being a fan of classics。 The prose did fall into the familiar patterns of old English texts at times but this was generally limited to segments of speech that， once endured， led back into more compelling parts of the narrative。 It’s an atmospheric read with an interesting mix of characters。 Surprisingly it’s a classic that I wouldn’t rule out re-reading at some point in the future （although admittedly not any time soon given how much else I desperately want to read also）。 。。。more
colie
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4。5 💋
Will Girling
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A true classic that every horror fan owes it to themselves to read， even though the material is so ubiquitous and familiar that few surprises lie in store。In fact， Dracula is so well known that descriptions of its characters， events and locations hardly need repeating。 Suffice it to say that Stoker creates a likeable and enjoyable cast - I particularly enjoyed the laconic Quincey Morris， who I don't think is revived nearly enough in movie/TV adaptations。 Every vampire story should have a tough t A true classic that every horror fan owes it to themselves to read， even though the material is so ubiquitous and familiar that few surprises lie in store。In fact， Dracula is so well known that descriptions of its characters， events and locations hardly need repeating。 Suffice it to say that Stoker creates a likeable and enjoyable cast - I particularly enjoyed the laconic Quincey Morris， who I don't think is revived nearly enough in movie/TV adaptations。 Every vampire story should have a tough talking cowboy figure。Despite the unquestionable greatness of this novel， I must admit that the ending left me cold。 What Stoker builds up over 300 pages is rather swiftly and anticlimacticly torn down in 20。 I'm sure the ultimate fate of the Count will surprise no-one， but the climax is a bit like a 19th century car chase， except not as fun as that sounds。 It's just tedious and by the end I was begging for a resolution， any resolution。 Part of the problem is undoubtedly Stoker's florid style。 God forbid there be a scene with Mina Harker， because inevitably it will descend into a mélange of sentimental brow wiping and platitudes from the entire male cast。 Van Helsing in particular gets profoundly irritating with his litany of speech mannerisms that start out cute but eventually cause brain itches。 I love the epistolary format of the story， yet towards the end the author neglects to utilise its core strengths - i。e。 maintain tension by cutting out all the tedious nonsense through elegant editorial gaps。 As such， Dracula left me with a bitter taste in the mouth， to the extent that it retrospectively worsened my overall experience of the book。 However， I don't think anyone would question the sheer literary invention of those first 300 pages。 The first section with Jonathan Harker in particular is a pinnacle of the horror genre。 。。。more
Richard Pulfer
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This is probably my eighth time reading Bram Stoker 。 。 。 but my first time leaving a review。This novel blew me away in high school， and it continues to do so， even though I'm now into my forties。 I'd seen the movies， so I'd always I assumed I knew Dracula inside and out - until I read the book。 What I really enjoy is the epistolary format， comprised of letters， diary entries and ship logs。 Think of it as Victorian found footage。 Beyond that， it's just interesting to see where the icon of Dracul This is probably my eighth time reading Bram Stoker 。 。 。 but my first time leaving a review。This novel blew me away in high school， and it continues to do so， even though I'm now into my forties。 I'd seen the movies， so I'd always I assumed I knew Dracula inside and out - until I read the book。 What I really enjoy is the epistolary format， comprised of letters， diary entries and ship logs。 Think of it as Victorian found footage。 Beyond that， it's just interesting to see where the icon of Dracula started。 The character in the novel seems more unnerving than Bela Lugosi's bloodsucker， and yet， strangely more relatable than Gary Oldman's half-faithful/half-romanticized version。 There's elements of this 100+ year old novel that still haven't been fully explored by filmmakers， even after countless adaptations。Bram Stoker's expansive scope makes it a fascinating re-read。 One can read it for the surface level Victorian horror just as easy as one can examine it for the implications of English imperialism and Victorian gender roles。 In short， this novel has a lot to say， and I don't think I've read it all， even after all this。 。。。more
Paige Ramsamy
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Woah so good actually
Sharon
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CW: Romani slursThe man， the myth， the legend - we stan the OG。 I do wish Mina wasn't。。。 Like That™ though。**（And by Like That， I mean。。。 such a cardboard caricature。 She supports The Boys and is put very much in a Virgin Mary type role， where she inspires others with "piety" and self-sacrifice without getting the opportunity to be a real force of character in her own right。 She gets really close to it， but loses it as soon as Jonathan summons her to his sickbed。） CW: Romani slursThe man， the myth， the legend - we stan the OG。 I do wish Mina wasn't。。。 Like That™ though。**（And by Like That， I mean。。。 such a cardboard caricature。 She supports The Boys and is put very much in a Virgin Mary type role， where she inspires others with "piety" and self-sacrifice without getting the opportunity to be a real force of character in her own right。 She gets really close to it， but loses it as soon as Jonathan summons her to his sickbed。） 。。。more
Katie
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I really enjoyed this！ It is legitimately scary。 It is better than all of the material it has inspired in the past century。 A few sections dragged a bit， but i forgive it。 I knew what was going to happen in the end， but i didn’t know how， and I was fully on the edge of my seat and satisfied。
Ilya Scheidwasser
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Dracula is a book that's had an incredible influence on popular culture， spawning an entire genre of vampire-themed books， movies， TV shows， and video games。 Still， going in to reading it， I didn't have high expectations - it is a rather old book， and I often have trouble connecting with older books for a variety of reasons。Indeed， my experience of reading the book was about on par with what I expected。 The pacing in the book is extremely slow - it is full of repetitive and unnecessary-feeling s Dracula is a book that's had an incredible influence on popular culture， spawning an entire genre of vampire-themed books， movies， TV shows， and video games。 Still， going in to reading it， I didn't have high expectations - it is a rather old book， and I often have trouble connecting with older books for a variety of reasons。Indeed， my experience of reading the book was about on par with what I expected。 The pacing in the book is extremely slow - it is full of repetitive and unnecessary-feeling sections。 The middle half or so of the book in particular felt like a real slog。 Then， too， the attitudes in the book feel very dated - from gender relations， to multicultural understanding， to ethnicity and physiology， to psychology， the reader is constantly bombarded by thoughts and interactions on the part of the characters that feel ridiculous。 Obviously， I can't really fault the writer of the book for living in a different time; but， it made it hard for me to relate to the characters or root for them。Speaking of the characters， this was the other major pitfall for me - the characters， by and large， felt very flat and uninteresting。 I didn't particularly care what happened to almost any of the six protagonists of the book。 The characters spend a lot of time expounding on each other's virtues and talking about what great people the other protagonists are， but I never myself got much of a sense of meaningful personhood from any of them， save maybe Jonathan。 And so I'm also not surprised that the book's cultural legacy does not really include its protagonists and their stories。On the other hand， what the book does really well is also what has endured about what it created - the vampire mythos it defines， and the character of Dracula himself， are very compelling。 It's sad that we don't get to actually see very much of Dracula in the book， because every scene with him shines。 We instead get little glimpses of Dracula， and a whole lot of the consequences of his actions。 It is certainly a nice way to tantalize the reader and to create a sense of horror by way of mystery， but when the rest of the book doesn't have much to offer， it's frustrating。If you're super keen on vampire mythology and want to see the grandfather of the genre， or gothic horror is your jam， then by all means， check out the book。 Otherwise， I think this one may be best skipped。 For sure， it has its moments - the first section of the book in Dracula's castle is probably the strongest part of it， and the extended chase towards the end of the book is satisfyingly action-packed。 But on the whole， this book requires a lot of patience to get through， and the rewards are middling。 。。。more
/Fitbrah/
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Story nosedives completely after leaving Transylvania， but there's still some good stuff throughout it。 Watch Werner Herzog's Nosferatu instead。 Nice to see some Vlachian representation。 Story nosedives completely after leaving Transylvania， but there's still some good stuff throughout it。 Watch Werner Herzog's Nosferatu instead。 Nice to see some Vlachian representation。 。。。more
Ivy Rodgers
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So ridiculously good。 Obviously， not for everyone- but don’t knock it till you give it a go。 Never-ending action， a mystery， a thriller， a horror novel rolled into one。 Perfect October reading。 All the stars。
siid
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the beginning of the book had me hooked and i generally loved jonathan’s povs but at a certain point it felt like Stoker was WHACKING a dead horse like we get itstill a fun read to start my OCTOBERREADINGBINGE
Giorgia
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3，75⭐️
Zoe
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I actually enjoyed this way more than i anticipated i would
Afke
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A bit misogynistic in some areas。 Mina has one purpose: please the man。 Apart from that， it was very fun， short chapters and interesting characters。 We luv a vampire slay moment
Midnight Reader
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A classic and a must-read。 This book centers around a few different people and I will admit that I was confused at times， but I would not have traded it for the world。 Stoker created something very special with this part and every scene featuring the count was a joy to set eyes on。
Ally （AllyEmReads）
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5。57 CAWPILE scoreYou know， even with all the death and gore and everything， this was pretty boring？ I mean， boring as in it's a classic and written in a different time and I have to account for that， type of boring。 But still， I found that I didn't care if I finished or not。 I didn't want to actively DNF， but I knew that if I put it down to read other books， I'd never come back to it。 Mina is the only smart person in this entire book， and I will not argue this。 5。57 CAWPILE scoreYou know， even with all the death and gore and everything， this was pretty boring？ I mean， boring as in it's a classic and written in a different time and I have to account for that， type of boring。 But still， I found that I didn't care if I finished or not。 I didn't want to actively DNF， but I knew that if I put it down to read other books， I'd never come back to it。 Mina is the only smart person in this entire book， and I will not argue this。 。。。more
Fernanda :）
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4。5 stars。 I specifically decided to read this book in October， for obvious reasons。 I really liked this book。 I like that we get multiple point of views， which I have not seen in other classic book。 It is entertaining from beginning to end。
Carly
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An oldie but a goodie。
see_nic_read
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Between a 3。5 and 4 for me。 The first 3/4 I was really into it， but eventually it got a little slow， and then the demise of Dracula was so fast。 I also didn’t care for the light sexism （ie delicate females and this is man’s work even though they wouldn’t have gotten to the end without Mina？） but it’s from the 19th century what do you expect。 I liked Mina a lot， and the other characters were also enjoyable。 It wasn’t really difficult for me to read the alternating POVs， it’s not based on chapter Between a 3。5 and 4 for me。 The first 3/4 I was really into it， but eventually it got a little slow， and then the demise of Dracula was so fast。 I also didn’t care for the light sexism （ie delicate females and this is man’s work even though they wouldn’t have gotten to the end without Mina？） but it’s from the 19th century what do you expect。 I liked Mina a lot， and the other characters were also enjoyable。 It wasn’t really difficult for me to read the alternating POVs， it’s not based on chapter but rather entries from journals or letters。 The whole book is told by written memories。 I am really glad to have finally read this， a book so influential there have been a million Dracula retellings since。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dracula&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0