Paperback, 622 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2001 by Bedford/St. Martin's, Palgrave.

ISBN:
978-0-312-24170-4
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OCLC Number:
265405575

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4 stars (5 reviews)

Complete, authoritative text with biographical, historical, and cultural contexts, critical history, and essays from contemporary critical perspectives.

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reviewed Dracula by Bram Stoker

Bromance e innamoramenti

5 stars

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reviewed Dracula by Bram Stoker

Even if you think you know Dracula, this still holds up!

4 stars

I had never given classic horror a go before, but this one was a pleasant surprise. The original Dracula story was something I thought I knew, elements like Dracula’s castle and the power possessed by that monster make an appearance here, but despite what you might expect of the original vampire, the book is still filled with great characters and moments that were truly nerve-wracking.

I couldn’t help but read faster and faster at times where the tension raised up, hoping for it to end when it was only getting worse. But its not all bad, there is always hope, and the determination of the characters to defend their loved ones and the future of humanity from the reign of the un-dead, is just great, but a few moments of old English were a little hard to read.

I listened to different audiobooks while reading, which was quite atmospheric too. …

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Subjects

  • Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
  • Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Vampires in literature
  • Vampires -- Fiction
  • Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction
  • Whitby (England) -- Fiction