The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between. An epistolary novel is also called a novel of letters, because the narration takes place in the form of letters, possibly journal entries, newspaper clippings, telegrams, doctors notes, ships. A sickly child, bram stoker 18471912 developed a fascination with the supernatural during his enforced confinement. Dracula by bram stoker esl worksheet by lareinedangleterre. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. It introduced the character of count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.
Dracula is an epistolary gothic horror novel written in 1897 by bram stoker, an irish author who became famous after writing about the vampire named count dracula, who later on had many interpretations theater, movie and television. Dracula by bram stoker full text free book file size. Bram stokers iconic novel dracula begins with a young man, jonathan harker, arriving in transylvania where he has an appointment to keep with a certain count dracula. This edition of dracula was prepared by joseph valente, professor of english at the university of illinois and the author of dracula s crypt.
Bram stoker 1847 1912 the classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. Although an invalid in early childhoodhe could not stand or walk until he was sevenstoker outgrew his weakness to become an outstanding. The story of the notorious vampire count dracula, lord of the undead, who rises from his coffin at night to suck the blood of the living is, undoubtedly, the stuff of nightmares. The story of the notorious vampire count dracula, lord of the undead, who rises from his coffin at night to suck the blood of the. These led stoker to start writing ghost stories, even as. A new edition of one of the greatest horror stories in english literature, the novel that spawned a myth and a proliferation of vampire franchises in film, television, graphic novels, cartoons, and teen fiction. Bram stoker edited by roger luckhurst oxford worlds classics.
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