See more ideas about dracula, count dracula and dracula castle. He is a vampire who owns a noble personality and look. Count dracula s physical appearance is provided by jonathan harker in the may 5th entry in his journal, which is found in chapter 2of bram stoker s 1897 gothic horror novel, dracula. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. This is a story about a man named jonathan harker who travels to transylvania from london to visit count dracula, a thin, old. Dracula dracula 2000 iubilaeum anno dracula 2001 perfect selection. Dracula is a gothic novel written by bram stoker and first published in the year 1897.
When i had written my two letters i sat quiet, reading a book whilst the count wrote several notes, referring as he wrote them to some books on his table. Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897. Dracula was not the first vampire novel, nor was it bram stokers first book. The count dracula legend transforms with new tales that flesh out the vampires gory crimes and bring his vulnerability into the light. Facts about dracula the book will reveal the informative details about the gothic horror novel written by bram stoker. Yes, he is the focus of all of the main characters discussions. While alive, he lost the power and dignity his family once had, and he now seeks revenge. Bram stoker wrote the novel dracula in 1897 although vampire legends existed before he wrote this book, stoker created what has become the most wellknown version of a vampire a version that still persists through literature and film today, based on the historical figure vlad the impaler. The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of people led by. He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Dracula is a novel by bram stoker that was first published in 1897. Be sure to check the laws for your country before downloading, reading or sharing them. One evening, harker is nearly attacked by three beautiful and seductive female vampires, but the count staves them off, telling the vampires that harker belongs to. Dracula he is the vampire who has been undead for several hundred years and keeps his vitality by sucking blood from live victims.
The novel featured the eponymous count dracula and his battle with abraham van helsing. These books are published in australia and are out of here. Gives the basic life story of vlad dracula with several german sources quoted several of which were admittedly documented many years after the fact. The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by professor abraham van helsing. The character appears frequently in all manner of popular culture, from films and television series to toys and breakfast cereals. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many. Abraham bram stoker 18471912 is the author of one of the english languages bestknown books of mystery and horror, dracula. Count dracula was born in 1897 in the pages of bram stokers novel dracula.
Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century wallachian prince vlad iii the impaler. Count dracula a centuriesold vampire and transylvanian nobleman, count dracula inhabits a crumbling castle in the carpathian mountains. While the book is called dracula, the infamous count only makes a few appearances in its pages. Did bram stoker ever explain how count dracula became a. But after years of research, stoker managed to craft the ultimate vampire novel, which has spawned countless movies, spinoffs, and books that follow the blueprint of the transylvanian count. Dracula, count fictitious character fiction subject. This book is often believed to represent part of the life of vlad tepes, also known as vlad draculea tepes the impaler, who was the prince of valahia tara romaneasca in the periods. Which dracula movie adaptation is most faithful to the original bram stoker book i wanted a definitive answer, so i selected 12 contenders and. Audiobook full dracula by bram stoker chapter 1 6 youtube. The 1897 novel put vampires front and center on the cultural map, providing direct inspiration for an entire subgenre of bloodsuck.
Count dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel dracula and archetypal vampire. Few characters have seized readers imaginations quite like count dracula of transylvania, the hero of bram stokers classic. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15th century wallachian prince vlad iii the impaler, who was. From the international bestselling author of dracul comes the authoritative sequel to bram stokers original horror classic. The project gutenberg ebook of dracula, by bram stoker. Harker is at first impressed by draculas suave politeness, but is. An unconventional nun helps a tormented lawyer piece together the details of his doomed business trip to. If studying dracula this book alone should not be used as a single source to uncover the truth, but over all a quick and good read. Dracula is a horror novel by bram stoker, narrated in first person diary entries and letters, telling the story of an encounter with count dracula. Dracula was published by archibald constable and company. Archibald constable and co chapter 1 jonathan harker journals about his travel to draculas castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way. Count dracula is the title character of bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel. The novel is titled as a classic and can be found under the horrorgothic genre.
Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897, that became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. On another page of his notes, the name count wampyr had recently. Dracula based on the novel by bram stoker thoughtco. See a complete list of the characters in dracula and indepth analyses of count dracula, van helsing, mina murray, and lucy westenra. The last i saw of count dracula was his kissing his hand to me. Written in epistolary form, dracula chronicles a vampires journey from transylvania to the nighttime streets of london and is a virtual textbook of victorianera fears and anxieties.
He is the transylvanian count for whom the book is named. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. Count dracula book character universal monsters wiki. It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to. Universally recognized as the archetype of the vampire, he is one of the most famous fictional characters and horror icons of all time. The count dracula first appears in literature in a novel written in 1897 by an irish author bram stoker, named dracula, in which he is the famous vampire character. About dracula myth and history facts, count dracula. The novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by professor abraham van helsing. The last i saw of count dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that judas in hell might be proud of. Count dracula novel character castlevania wiki fandom. The book presents several colour illustrations, and these certainly does add to the narrative, as the art usefully depicts the most important aspects of the story.
The fictional dracula was loosely based on a real person with an equally. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. This soliloquy explains count draculas motive for what he does, the first and only indication he acts from other than pure instinct. In this version of the dracula tale, based on the novel by bram stoker, englishman jonathan harker played by john van eyssen poses as a librarian and takes employment with the elegant and seductive yet lethal count dracula christopher lee, ostensibly to record his vast book collection but in reality read more. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15thcentury wallachian. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole. Count dracula boasts of his domination to van helsings group in the piccadilly house. Count dracula although hes the star of the show and the titular characterstoker didnt name this book harker, we really dont get a lot of intel into our main man. The play dracula dramatized by hamilton dean and john l. Count dracula is the title character of bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel dracula. Bela lugosi aka dracula nobody knows why bram stoker chose this fifteenth century romanian prince as a model for his fictional character.
This book introduces the primary antagonist, count dracula. It was well explained in both the book and the movie. The real history that went into bram stokers dracula time. Dracula is a horror novel by bram stoker, narrated in first person diary entries and letters, telling the story of an encounter with count dracula source. It tells the story of a vampire named count dracula who tries to move from transylvania to england in pursuit of new blood. Dracula is planning to immigrate to england, and wants harker to help him hammer out all the legal details.
Count draculas character comes across very strong and welldefined, and grows ever menacing as harker slowly learns he is not going to be allowed back to england, but will become food for draculas vampiric harem. The second part of the book, set in england, deals with mina murray, who is going to marry jonathan. He can assume the form of an animal, control the weather, and he is stronger than twenty men. Dracula is a name, a broad stereotyping of a character which encompasses many different components and interpretations of our favourite count. Read this book now dracula the vampire count dracula is trying to relocate from transylvania to england. Beneath a veneer of aristocratic charm, the count possesses a dark and evil soul. The original title for the novel was the dead undead. The character was modeled after 15th century prince vlad iii the impaler who had a reputation for cruelty and violence. Pdf ebooks include the most elegant usage of typography and are ready to view in any pdf reader. Hunting prince dracula is the second book in the audrey rose and thomas cresswell stalking jack the ripper series and its just as fantastic as the first, a little more unbelievable than the first being this has hints of the urban legend dracula about it no im not truly a. For anyone interested in taking a first, tentative step towards understanding the plot of dracula then this is. The book character count dracula was mentioned to be a most wonderful man in life. More can be found within the short story draculas guest, now known to. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing.
Dracula by bram stoker meet your next favorite book. Using various methods, including the hypnosis of mina, they follow dracula all the way to the borgo pass in transylvania, where they find the last remaining box being transported to castle dracula by a group of gypsies. Dracula by bram stoker book summary minute book report. He is also depicted in the novel to be the origin of werewolf legends. Stoker also wrote several other horror novels, including the jewel of seven. Count dracula his first name is never disclosed is the titular main antagonist of the 1897 legendary horror novel dracula by the late author bram stoker.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to england, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires. When i was in my room and about to lie down, i thought i heard a whispering at my door. Dracula is more of a shadowy presence in this novel, always threatening the main characters, but rarely making himself visible. Although stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel. The novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so that. The real dracula though is bram stokers dracula from his novel of the same name published as far back as 1897. Having committed suicide when vlad returns victorious from his. A quarter of a century after count dracula crumbled into dust, quincey harkerthe son of jonathan and mina harkerleaves law school to pursue a career on stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of dracula, directed and produced by. Professor abraham van helsing and his group battle with count dracula to.
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