Dracula, Bram Stoker
Dracula, Bram Stoker
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Dracula

Author: Bram Stoker

Narrator: Michael Noricum

Unabridged: 14 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

"Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a timeless masterpiece of Gothic literature, weaving a chilling tale of horror and suspense. Set against the backdrop of nineteenth century Transylvania and Victorian England, the story unfolds through the eyes of young solicitor Jonathan Harker as he visits the mysterious Castle Dracula. Unbeknownst to Harker, his host, Count Dracula, is a centuries-old vampire with malevolent intentions. As Dracula makes his way to England, leaving a trail of darkness and despair, Harker, alongside Mina, his fiancée, and a band of brave souls led by Professor Van Helsing, must confront the supernatural forces gathering against them. "Dracula" explores themes of love, courage, and the struggle between modern science and ancient superstitions. This gripping novel will transport readers into a world where the stakes are life and death, and where the shadow of the vampire looms over every page.

About Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a civil servant, and his mother was a charity worker and writer. Stoker studied math at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1867, after which he became a civil servant. At this time, he also worked as a freelance journalist, a drama critic, and editor of the Evening Mail. In 1876, he met Sir Henry Irving, a famous actor. Stoker accepted a job as personal secretary to Irving and went to England in 1878. Before he left Ireland, he published his first book, The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland. While working for Irving he met an aspiring actress named Florence Balcombe. They married in 1878 and had one son, Noel, who was born in 1879. In England, Stoker also began writing a series of short stories and novels, the first of which was The Snake's Pass. Although best known for Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 17, 2025

Shockingly, not a whole hell of a lot of vampire stuff up in this bitch. Mostly, it read like a dull travelogue with lots of emotions. Bro love everywhere. All the men loved all the women (platonically or otherwise) to the point they were willing to give their lives for whichever lucky lady was Dracula......more

Goodreads review by Elle on June 14, 2022

I find Victorian horror so interesting as a microcosm of reaction to social norms of the time, to the buttoned-down and repressed social climate of the time, to the “new moral standards” of the church and the new questions brought up and hidden away by scientific thought. But under the fabric of lat......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 15, 2017

Two things about this book: 1. It is a really great and creepy story that deserves classic status 2. Everything is repeated soooooo much without any obvious benefit. Here is actual footage of Bram Stoker writing this novel: If Stoker had just got to the point, this book would have been much more excitin......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on May 20, 2020

Dracula: the very name instantly brings to mind visions of vampires, stakes, garlic, and crucifixes. Yet, when one bothers to read the novel, it becomes self-evident how twisted modern vampire fiction now is. Vampires are not meant to inhabit the roles of heroes. Go back a few hundred years and men b......more

Goodreads review by Federico on October 01, 2023

What a Leech! London, 1890s. Jonathan Harker returns from Transylvania, a series of bizarre incidents start taking place all around Whitby soon after. Worst of all, a strange malady seems to be slowly draining the life out of the helpless Lucy. Mina, her most trusted friend, unable to help her. Af......more

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