Dracula

An elegant gift edition of one of the greats of horror fiction

Informationen zum Autor Abraham Stoker was born near Dublin in 1847. He was virtually bedridden with an unidentified illness until the age of seven. After graduating from Trinity College, he followed his father into a career as a civil servant in Dublin castle, writing journalism and short stories in his spare time. In 1876 he met the actor Henry Irving and two years later became manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London. Through Oscar Wilde's parents, Stoker met his wife Florence Balcombe. He wrote many books of which only Dracula (1897) is widely remembered. He died in 1912. Klappentext Dracula : Bram Stoker's Sensual and Thrilling Gothic Masterpiece Sensual, dark and thrilling, Bram Stoker's Dracula remains the seminal work of Gothic fiction. In this elegant Macmillan Collector's Library edition, which includes an illuminating afterword by Jonty Claypole, readers can experience the horror and excitement as never before. Bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, this pocket-sized classic is a beautiful gift or a treat for any book lover. When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to finalise a property deal for the mysterious Count Dracula, he stumbles upon an ancient evil he is unprepared to face. As that evil escapes to England, the entire nation is suddenly under threat. Only the aged vampire hunter Professor Abraham Van Helsing can put a stop to the bloodshed that ensues. Explore themes of displacement, journeys and voyages in this unforgettable epistolary novel that defined a genre. An elegant gift edition of one of the greats of horror fiction Zusammenfassung An elegant gift edition of one of the greats of horror fiction

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An elegant gift edition of one of the greats of horror fiction

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Dracula: Bram Stoker's Sensual and Thrilling Gothic Masterpiece

Sensual, dark and thrilling, Bram Stoker's Dracula remains the seminal work of Gothic fiction. In this elegant Macmillan Collector's Library edition, which includes an illuminating afterword by Jonty Claypole, readers can experience the horror and excitement as never before. Bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, this pocket-sized classic is a beautiful gift or a treat for any book lover.

When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to finalise a property deal for the mysterious Count Dracula, he stumbles upon an ancient evil he is unprepared to face. As that evil escapes to England, the entire nation is suddenly under threat. Only the aged vampire hunter Professor Abraham Van Helsing can put a stop to the bloodshed that ensues. Explore themes of displacement, journeys and voyages in this unforgettable epistolary novel that defined a genre.

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An elegant gift edition of one of the greats of horror fiction