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‘Significant to Dracula’s initial and enduring appeal are centuries-old myths of the vampire, which Bram presented as fact. While religion is the official gatekeeper for the afterlife, myth and folklore have always provided options to explain the otherwise unexplainable, and tales of the undead have abided as long as the dead themselves.’ From the introduction by Dacre Stoker
On a trip abroad to visit the wealthy and secretive man who has been buying properties in the UK, Jonathan Harker finds himself trapped within the confines of Castle Dracula, unable to escape and prey to whatever dread nightmare stalks its corridors. Meanwhile in England, Jonathan’s fiancee, Mina, waits for news, not realising that soon, her life, and that of her best friend Lucy, will be under threat, as Count Dracula arrives. Only the eccentric Dr Van Helsing stands between Dracula and his prey.
Contains a new afterword by USA Today bestselling author Samantha Lee Howe looking at the interpretations and influence of Dracula in modern film and television adaptations.
‘The recollections of this weird and ghostly tale will doubtless haunt us for some time to come.’ The Daily Mail, 1 June 1897
‘Dracula is THE vampire and the novel is THE vampire novel.’ The Guardian, 4 February 2014
‘Horrid and creepy to the last degree. It is also excellent, and one of the best things in the supernatural line that we have been lucky enough to hit upon.’ Pall Mall Gazette, 1 June 1897
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🧛🏻♂️ ALC Review 🎧
Bram Stoker's Dracula - Full Cast Audiobook Produced by Elysian Nightfall Studios
In this Classic Gothic Horror, Dracula is presented with a multi-narrator cast in this unabridged 1897 original text version.
I SO enjoyed this audiobook!
I've never read Dracula before. I mean, it's been on my list for awhile because it's a classic and I have quite a few challenges/quests where I'm trying to read a bunch of classics, but I've never had the urge to pick this one up.
After reading A Dowry of Blood earlier this year, it kind of turned me off to Dracula, but when I saw this audiobook, I felt I needed to give it a go. It's October, so it's a great time for a spooky story and I do love a good Vampire story.
I am SO glad that I did. This full cast version was delightfully immersive and I really enjoyed all of the narrators. It felt like it brought this pretty old classic to life. I could imagine the story taking place now with the story really coming to life.
I didn't know that the styling of the novel was First Person POV, but kind of epistolary style with everyone's narration delivered as a diary entry or letter. It was such a cool delivery device. I mean, I've read epistolary before, but since I didn't expect it, it was even better to be surprised with this full cast version.
I'm so glad I did. I'm not sure that I would've enjoyed it as a book on my first readthrough as much. Because of the number of characters and the frequent changes, the audiobook narrator changes were really nice to ensure I was on track with the POV changes.
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🧛🏻♂️ An entertaining format for reading a Classic
🧛🏻♂️ A Vampire story for your Halloween week
🧛🏻♂️ An audiobook that really does pull you into the world with great voice acting
Triggers: Death, Murder, Violence, Self-Harm, Mental Illness, Misogyny, Confinement
⭐⭐⭐⭐ For the book
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 For this specific audiobook
Entendo perfeitamente que não teria outra maneira de contar a história, se não através dos diários dos personagens, embora eu não seja muito fã desse tipo de leitura, o livro me surpreendeu!
El libro para mí se merece, siempre, las cinco estrellas. Ahora, esta edición en concreto... Entre la cantidad de faltas de ortografía y tipografía y según qué licencias con la traducción...