Product Description

Collected inside this book are diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on England's shores? And what is it that he hungers for so desperately?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26033 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Synopsis
Collected inside this book are diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on England's shores? And what is it that he hungers for so desperately?

About the Author
Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin on 8 November 1847. He graduated in Mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin in 1867 and then worked as a civil servant. In 1878 he married Florence Balcombe. He later moved to London and became business manager of his friend Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He wrote several sensational novels including novels The Snake's Pass (1890), Dracula (1897), The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903), and The Lair of the White Worm (1911). Bram Stoker died on 20 April 1912.

Customer Reviews

Dracula, is the book itself dead or alive??
For a novel that is so widely known and has been adapted and whose characters used all over the world, Dracula is rather disappointing. I began reading this novel before a trip across eastern Europe with intentions of visiting the so-called Dracula's castle, i expected a fast pace read from the start (keeping in mind that i am a fan of 18th and early 19th century literature) however i didn't find this. The book has a very unique style as it is written entirely in the form of diaries, notes and newspaper articles which provided a different approach to its reading. The novel sets off to a slow start and continues in this mundane manner for a large portion of the book. Dracula's saving grace are the catalytic events which follow the hundred pages of tedium in which i became entangled in the plot and found it difficult to put down. One becomes enticed into finding out what is to come and really engages with the protagonists Van-Helsing and Jonathan. We are built up to imagine a huge crescendo as an ending but are gravely disappointed when the story ends in the space of two paragraphs and all the suspense seems wasted. One must question oneself if this was Stoker's desired effect, yet i remain sceptical. Naturally this novel remains a classic of late 18th century literature and i recommend its reading, my only qualm is wondering if the ending really does the book true justice, hence my questioning, is this book dead or alive?
4 out of 5.