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by Bram Stoker · 1847–1912
"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.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 733 min
- Words
- 161,321
- Chapters
- 52
- Paragraphs
- 2,190
- Price
- Free
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Epistolary fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Horror tales
- Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction
- Vampires -- Fiction
- Whitby (England) -- Fiction
On 12 July through Dardanelles.
Am 12. Juli durch die Dardanellen.
More Customs officers and flagboat of guarding squadron.
Mehrere Zöllner und das Flaggschiff der bewachenden Eskadre.
Backsheesh again.
Wieder Bestechungsgeld.
Work of officers thorough, but quick.
Die Arbeit der Offiziere gründlich, aber schnell.
Want us off soon.
Wollen, dass wir bald abfahren.
At dark passed into Archipelago.
Bei Dunkelheit fuhren wir in die Ägäis.
About the author
Bram Stoker1847–1912
Bram Stoker was an Irish writer, journalist, and theatre critic born in Clontarf in 1847 and died in St George's Square in 1912.
The Bram Stoker page, and where to start →Read it in another language
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Yes. It is also published in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and switching keeps your place, because both columns share one paragraph numbering.
How long does Dracula take to read?
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #345
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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