Dracula

Name: Dracula
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Bram Stoker
ISBN: 9781429585781

Author: Bram Stoker

Series: Penguin Audio Classics

Narrator: Richard E. Grant

Abridged: 2 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/16/2005

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Gothic, Classic

Synopsis

Of the many admiring reviews Bram Stoker's Dracula received when it first appeared in 1897, the most astute praise came from the author's mother, who wrote her son: "It is splendid. No book since Mrs. Shelley's Frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror."

A popular bestseller in Victorian England, Stoker's hypnotic tale of the bloodthirsty Count Dracula, whose nocturnal atrocities are symbolic of an evil ages old yet forever new, endures as the quintessential story of suspense and horror. The unbridled lusts and desires, the diabolical cravings that Stoker dramatized with such mythical force, render Dracula resonant and unsettling a century later.

About The Author

Bram Stoker (1847–1912) was born in Dublin, Ireland. He began his career as a theater critic before becoming manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre. Dracula was Stoker’s fourth novel; he went on to write many more, including The Lady of the Shroud and The Lair of the White Worm.Richard E. Grant is a Swazi English actor, screenwriter, director, and perfumier. He first gained recognition for his performance as Withnail in the classic black comedy Withnail and I. He has appeared in numerous films since then, including Gosford Park, Spice World, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Corpse Bride, and Jackie. In 2006 he helped expose a $98 million scam to sell a bogus AIDS cure with the help of BBC's Newsnight.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on October 25, 2020

Frankenstein 4**** I approached this book with a completely open mind having never seen a Frankenstein movie of any kind in its entirety. I have seen snippets from time to time and that's all. What I read in this book was so far from any preconceived notion I might have had. Such a simple story full o......more

Goodreads review by Marvin on March 16, 2011

This is one of my all-time favorite paperbacks. A single binding of Frankenstein, Dracula, and Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde with an introduction by Stephen King. I have separately rated Frankenstein as four stars, Dracula as three stars, and I would rate Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde as a big time five stars. Yet......more

Goodreads review by Ana on February 22, 2011

Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 0-451-52363-6 The classic three foundational works of horror, and the inspiration for dozens if nor hundreds of movies, are packaged here together in an attractive tight package. "Frankenstein" is something of a love-it-or-hate-it work and I will confes......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on March 11, 2012

I deeply enjoyed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! I enjoyed this book because the diction is easily comprehendable and has a fantastic theme arguing scientic rationalism against ambition. The language Robert Louis Stevenson uses enhances the imagery the reader illistrates in their mind and also adds to the......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 13, 2010

I only read the Dracula portion of this book so that's all I'm reviewing. I liked it. It was good. If it had been written today, it DEFINITELY would have been a trilogy. So, I kept thinking we were coming to the end...and then a whole new segment would begin. And for that reason, it seemed too long t......more

Quotes

"Those who cannot find their own reflection in Bram Stoker's still-living creation are surely the undead."