The Mystery of the Sea

Name: The Mystery of the Sea
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Bram Stoker
ISBN: 9781802568721

Author: Bram Stoker

Narrator: Raphael Croft

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 12/26/2025

Categories: Fiction, Gothic

Synopsis

In "The Mystery of the Sea," Bram Stoker entwines espionage, romance, and the supernatural against the backdrop of the Scottish coast. Archibald Hunter, endowed with cryptic visions, stumbles upon an ancient treasure linked to the Spanish Armada. His life intertwines with that of Marjory Drake, an American heiress with secrets of her own. As they decode historical puzzles, their adventure is laced with danger, love, and the quest for freedom. Stoker crafts a captivating narrative, exploring destiny, love, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

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 Bill on November 13, 2020

Bram Stoker is most famous his classic, Dracula. I have to say I've never read it as I've been kind of intimidated by the look of it. (Silly reason). I had previously read his Jewel of the Seven Stars, a mummy story. The Mystery of the Sea is my 2nd attempt at his work and I quite enjoyed. The story......more

Goodreads review by FranzD on September 21, 2020

Come i mostri di ferro sopiti sul fondo del mare: “La morte ha un solo volto, qualunque sia il nome che le diamo!” “Il mistero del mare” è un romanzo in cui il padre di Dracula è riuscito a miscelate diversi generi e tropi letterari: passiamo dal romanzo d’avventura al gotico e macabro, dalla storia d......more

Goodreads review by Karina on March 17, 2020

Adventurous and gloomy atmosphere, whole story search for the ancient treasure, the destiny that holds many surprises, deceptions, kidnappings, enigmas...Keep reading 🤗📖......more

Goodreads review by Franziska on March 16, 2025

This novel is written in a nice style with polite phrases that are uncommon now. I enjoyed it because it’s portrays relationships and other connections from former times. Enjoyable. The story doesn’t tie all ends and is a bit all over the place hence only three stars.......more

Goodreads review by Майя on August 13, 2024

Who doesn't know Bram Stoker, the literary father of Dracula? If it weren't for him, the whole vamp-oriented culture of our time: from "Interview with a Vampire" and the Cullen family from "Twilight" to "Lindquist's "Let Me in" and the Lukyanenkovskys' "Everyone get out of the twilight!"- nature pro......more