Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Dracula by Bram Stoker is the classic 1897 Gothic horror story. The most famous vampire story, Dracula has underlying themes of race, religion, superstition, science, and sexuality. Find out why Dracula is one of Five Books’ most recommended books. Also worth looking at are Bram Stokers Notes for Dracula which contains Stoker’s research notes.
Recommendations from our site
“Dracula is very explicit. That’s what’s so surprising about it.” Read more...
“Personally, I like to read Dracula as one of the great novels of London. Stoker himself was an Irish immigrant to London. The Count is a central European immigrant to London. He initially moves to Carfax Abbey, in the suburbs, before gentrifying himself and moving to Piccadilly. In some ways, the Count is a symbolic representative of the many central and eastern European Jews who immigrated to London at this time.” Read more...
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Darryl Jones, Literary Scholar
“Vampirism is a growth industry. Dracula is bigger than Jesus now.” Read more...
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Andrei Codrescu, Novelist
“When you read the physical description of Count Dracula, he does not resemble the handsome vampires we see on television; rather, he looks like a thug. He has one continuous eyebrow across his forehead, thick hands, pointy teeth and pointy ears.” Read more...
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Douglas Starr, Science Writer
“It’s a good old-fashioned blood and guts melodrama designed to be frightening.” Read more...
Kim Newman, Novelist
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