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DRACULA
This is not merely a tale of blood and bats. Dracula is a modern gothic chronicle, drawn from the letters, diaries, and telegrams of those who dared stand against an ancient evil reborn in the age of steam and telegrams. At its heart is Count Dracula, a figure both corpse and gentleman, nightmare and seducer, who crosses the seas from Transylvania to England—not only to drink blood, but to upend reason, morality, and control. He is not just a monster, but a shadow cast by the fears of a century: the unknown foreigner, the allure of forbidden desire, the threat to science, religion, and the Victorian mind. The story unfolds through many voices—Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra, Dr. Seward—each bearing witness to a growing horror that resists comprehension. Their struggle is not only with fangs and fog, but with the limits of their own understanding and the brittleness of civility when the primal rises again. I wrote Dracula not to frighten only, but to warn: that the supernatural is never truly buried, and that evil, when unacknowledged, is most powerful. But also to show that love, loyalty, courage, and sacrifice—when joined—can stand against even the darkest legends. You may begin this tale for the thrill of it. But you may finish it with a lamp left burning. — Bram Stoker
- Language
- EN
- Genres
- fiction, horror
- Published
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