The Dualitists, Bram Stoker
The Dualitists, Bram Stoker
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The Dualitists

Author: Bram Stoker

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/28/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

The Dualitists recounts the tale of the Bubb family, childless for very long but finally blessed with twins. Two friends lived in the houses surrounding the Bubbs, Harry and Tommy, but they were forbidden to see each other because of the trouble they caused. Harry and Tommy began to secretly meet in the Bubb’s garden, bringing with them their knives and items to destroy with the knives. Soon, items are not enough for the boys and they begin dueling, then killing animals. But their thirst could not be quenched. Things eventually take a very dark turn and Harry and Tommy must be stopped.
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, most famous for his gothic horror novel Dracula. Although he wrote throughout his life while working as a personal assistant and theatre manager, he did not achieve much literary fame until after his death.

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 Just Josie on October 26, 2019

What a terrifying tale! Such a gloomy end. Worst part? This could actually have happened, which makes this tale even more horrific. Mankind can be really sick. This was a compelling short story, which a dark twist, and even darker ending. Read: 26/10/2019 1st rating: 4 stars Genre/sub-genres: Horror/c......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 24, 2020

Gosh! Bram Stoker went over the top in writing this story pulling out all the stops in telling the tale of the evolution of two what seems to be pre-adolescent boys Harry and Tommy turn into full fledged psychopaths. I am not one fond of the F word but there is no other description than stating that......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 10, 2017

If your appetite for horror tends towards a truly sick joke, this gleefully revolting story will satisfy you for a few minutes. Full of sociopathy, sentimentality mocked, and brutal animal and human mutilations for the sheer fun of hurting a living thing, this pitch-black comedy makes people uncomfo......more

Goodreads review by Phil on December 28, 2019

Disgusting. Based on the mock-heroic prose and the slapstick elements, it seems that Stoker was trying to be humorous, kind of like Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks. However, the violence toward animals and children is hard to stomach, at least for me. If......more

Goodreads review by Valerie Anne on June 18, 2018

WHAT THE HELL......more