The Crystal Cup, Bram Stoker
The Crystal Cup, Bram Stoker
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The Crystal Cup

Author: Bram Stoker

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 1 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/03/2012

Synopsis

The crystal cup reveals the struggle a young artist faces when he is taken from his family and forced to work for the king. He is promised freedom in return for his hard work to make the perfect crystal vase. The story takes a tragic twist when he dies immediately following his completion of the vase. The king jeopardizes his reign after displaying the artist's remains alongside the vase during a feast at the castle.

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 Agustina on September 23, 2018

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Goodreads review by Tom on November 21, 2020

3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars. This was Bram Stoker's first published work and the influence of Edgar Allan Poe can be read throughout the tale. The tale involves a kidnapped artist and a talent contest that will be paid for with freedom if the artist wins but in this tale freedom is won throug......more

Goodreads review by blake on July 13, 2022

A rare "weird" tale from Bram Stoker which tells the story of an artist imprisoned by an "ambitious" king, who apparently captures people until they create a "perfect" beauty. Told at first from the perspective of the artist struggling to make the crystal cup, the POV moves around until, at the end,......more

Goodreads review by Just Josie on October 06, 2019

I found the 3 perspectives on beauty quite refreshing, and yet - I was not at all intrigued by the story. I did really want to see how the crystal cup looked like though 😂 Read:06/10/2019 1st rating: 2 stars Genre/sub-genres: Short story/ view of beauty/ pain and suffering Cover: 3 stars POV: Multiple......more

Goodreads review by t on November 27, 2024

i will only attend art exhibitions if dead bodies are in attendance from now on......more

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