Dracula: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Dracula is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Stoker, Bram (1847–1912).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a Gothic horror novel published in 1897. Told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles, the story follows solicitor Jonathan Harker's terrifying encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania. When the vampire Count travels to England and begins preying on victims in Whitby, a small group led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing must hunt him down. This seminal work of Gothic fiction has become the centrepiece of vampire literature, profoundly shaping the popular conception of vampires for generations.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Dracula
- Author credits: Stoker, Bram (1847–1912)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Epistolary fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Horror tales
- Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction
- Vampires -- Fiction
- Whitby (England) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Gothic Fiction
- Horror
- Movie Books
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