Dracula

Bram Stoker (1847-1912)

Original en 160996 words First published 1897 United Kingdom

Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, the book that created the vampire as we know it. Told entirely in letters, diaries and news clippings, it follows young solicitor Jonathan Harker's journey to Count Dracula's castle in the Carpathians, the Count's arrival in England and pursuit of Lucy Westenra, and the desperate alliance — Harker, Mina, Van Helsing and their friends — that forms to hunt him back across Europe. Gothic atmosphere, genuine dread, and the source of everything from coffin-and-castle legend to a century of horror fiction. Vampires were never quite the same after this book, and neither was the dark.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

Dracula

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