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Horror

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

An ancient undead monster terrorizes Victorian London.

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First published
1890
Length
161,143 words
Reading time
About 11 hr 12 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Dracula is one of the most famous horror novels, responsible not just for introducing the eponymous Count Dracula, but for laying the foundations for many of the common tropes we see in modern horror fiction.

Count Dracula isn’t the first vampire to have graced the pages of Western literature—that honor belongs to Lord Ruthven in “ The Vampire ,” a short story by John William Polidori —but Dracula is the vampire on which the modern vampire trope is based.

Dracula wasn’t as famous in its day as it is today; readers of the time seemed to enjoy it as nothing more than a good story, and Stoker died nearly penniless. But its long-lasting influence is undeniable, and for all its age Dracula remains a gripping, fast-paced, and enjoyable read.

First published 1890; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 161,143 words arranged in 31 navigable sections.

About the author

Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker (1847–1912) is described by Wikidata as Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Ireland.

Recorded occupations include writer, journalist, novelist, theatre critic, screenwriter, and clerk. Languages recorded for Bram Stoker include English. Wikidata lists Dracula, Under the Sunset, The Snake's Pass, The Watter's Mou', The Shoulder of Shasta, and Miss Betty among Bram Stoker's notable works. Open Library identifies Dracula as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 805 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Dracula under Bram Stoker's authorship.

1847–1912

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Themes and ideas

  • Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)--Fiction
  • Transylvania (Romania)--Fiction
  • Vampires--Fiction
  • Whitby (England)--Fiction

Table of contents

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  1. Dedication
  2. Preface
  3. Dracula
  4. I
  5. II
  6. III
  7. IV
  8. V
  9. VI
  10. VII
  11. VIII
  12. IX
  13. X
  14. XI
  15. XII
  16. XIII
  17. XIV
  18. XV
  19. XVI
  20. XVII
  21. XVIII
  22. XIX
  23. XX
  24. XXI
  25. XXII
  26. XXIII
  27. XXIV
  28. XXV
  29. XXVI
  30. XXVII
  31. Note
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