Genre
Gothic horror
Dracula
The definitive vampire classic, tense, shadowy and theatrical.
Details
Subgenre
Vampire fiction
Original publication
1897
Original publisher
Archibald Constable and Company
Pages
418
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
Transylvania and England
ISBN
9780141439846
Original title
Dracula
About the book
A group of friends and professionals confront Count Dracula as he brings ancient predation into modern Victorian life.
The classic choice for readers who want vampires, suspense, letters and diaries, pursuit, fear and gothic atmosphere.
The epistolary structure gives the book a documentary urgency, with journals, letters and records building the hunt.
It fits readers seeking gothic dread, iconic villains and the tension between old superstition and modern systems.
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