Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival. In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker was an Irish author best known for his Gothic horror novel "Dracula," published in 1897. His writing style often included elements of supernatural, mystery, and suspense, creating a sense of unease and fear in his readers. Stoker's contribution to literature lies in popularizing the vampire genre and creating one of the most iconic characters in literary history, Count Dracula. His work has had a lasting impact on the horror genre, inspiring countless adaptations and interpretations in various forms of media.
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