Bram Stoker

In a tale of ancient evil, Bram Stoker creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds, and which receives strange commands along its string; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next victim... Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, is one of the most enduring and masterful influences on the literature of terror.

Menacing tales from one of the masters of horror fiction Although Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula, he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre. Comprised of spine-chilling tales published by Stoker’s widow after his death, as well as The Lair of the White Worm, an intensely intriguing novel of myths, legends, and unspeakable evils, this collection demonstrates the full range of Stoker’s horror writing. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Dracula and Other Horror Classics collects the most memorable tales of horror by Bram Stoker. In addition to Dracula--the landmark vampire novel that set the pattern for virtually all vampire fiction written after its publication in 1897--this omnibus collects the novels The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm. In also includes a dozen of Stoker's short tales of the macabre, including "Dracula's Guest," a sidebar to his famous novel. For more than a century, Bram Stoker's fiction has inspired countless writers of horror and fantasy fiction. This volume allows readers a unique opportunity to appreciate the full range of his dark imagination. Dracua and Other Horror Classics is one of Barnes & Noble's leatherbound classic editions. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors, in exquisitely designed bonded-leather bindings with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensible cornerstone for every home library.

The wildly popular email newsletter that has been described as an "internet sensation" ( The New York Times ) and "the coolest book club on the internet" ( Fast Company ) is breathing new life into Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. Now, the internet phenomenon   can be experienced in this deluxe hardcover book that includes hilarious commentary and artwork from  Dracula Daily  readers.  Thanks to  Dracula Daily,  the email newsletter that delivers the classic vampire novel in bite-sized chunks, "an old story about the undead is getting a new life" ( NPR ). Combining Stoker's original text alongside reader-generated content, this version of Dracula is a fun and immersive experience, perfect for vampire scholars, Dracula Daily  readers, and newcomers to the story. Inside, you'll find a rich selection of artwork and memes from the newsletter's hundreds of thousands of subscribers. From comics celebrating Dracula's famous wall-climbing ability to armchair analysis of the novel's complicated love triangles, the witty commentary and colorful fan art brings a unique twist to the classic tale. 

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A passage from the manuscript of Dracula.

Immáron 123 éve annak, hogy a Drakula címet viselő szövegszörny kimerészkedett a napvilágra, és bizton állíthatjuk, hogy Bram Stoker regényén - élőholt címszereplőjéhez hasonlóan - nem fog az idő. A szerző 1890-ben Vámbéry Ármintól hallott a havasalföldi uralkodó, Vlad Tepes legendájáról, amelynek hatására (és hosszas kutatómunka eredményeképp) végül megszületett Drakula gróf rémtörténete, amely mára a modern vámpírhistóriák megkerülhetetlen, világszerte ismert alapművévé nemesedett. A regény változatlanul a legkülönfélébb értelmezésekre - például az erotika, a viktoriánus nők helyzete, a kor Angliájának társadalmi berendezkedése felőli értelmezésekre - csábítja az irodalomelemzőket, de talán ennél is fontosabb, hogy Drakula gróf a popkultúrán is múlhatatlan fognyomot ejtett. Minden idők leghíresebb vérivójának alakját a filmvásznon olyan színészóriások testesítették meg az évek során, mint Lugosi Béla, Christopher Lee vagy Gary Oldman - legutóbb mozgóképes reinkarnációját a Netflix 2020-ban bemutatott, háromrészes minisorozata jelentette. A horrorirodalom lebilincselő klasszikusát teljes terjedelemben, új fordításban közöljük

I am Dracula. And I bid you welcome to my house’ He is deathly pale. His fingernails are cut to sharp points. His teeth protrude menacingly from his mouth in clouds of rancid breath… Yet even Count Dracula’s unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasants fail to warn Jonathan Harker, a young man from England, about his host. Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves howl menacingly from the forest, where reality is far more frightening than superstition. What’s more, it’s going to be up to him to stop the world’s most bloodthirsty predator… Bram Stoker’s Dracula is an epistolary novel - it’s made up of letters, diaries, telegrams, newspaper clippings - and every part of it has a date. The whole story happens between May 3 and November 10. So: Dracula Daily will post a newsletter each day that something happens to the characters, in the same timeline that it happens to them. Now you can read the book via email, in small digestible chunks - as it happens to the characters.

As if by the irony of fate, there, beside me, was a grim memorial of man’s wickedness and lust for blood─a tombstone by the roadside…A man escaping the confines of London walks on Gibbet Hill in Surrey, drinking in the lush scenery, taking a breath from his busy life, when from this idyllic landscape emerges something out of a tombstone, and beside it three children, striking in their youth, yet with a presence that feels almost as old as the hills themselves.The lost tale of “Gibbet Hill” by Bram Stoker, the world-famous author of Dracula, is published here for the first time in over 130 years.Accompanied by the extraordinary story of its discovery by Brian Cleary, a piece by Bram Stoker biographer Paul Murray, and prints of artist Paul McKinley’s paintings inspired by the story, this book is a unique memento of a remarkable piece of Irish literary history. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Charlotte Stoker Fund for research on the prevention of acquired deafness in vulnerable newborn babies.

An ancient evil lurks in the dark heart of Transylvania -- but it won't lurk there forever. Now Count Dracula's immortal eyes look towards London, a new land full of opportunity and unsuspecting victims. A ragged band of survivors must stop him before it is too late... but how? Manga Classics® proudly presents a beautiful, faithful recreation of Bram Stoker's famous vampire story Dracula.

A collector's edition of the most famous vampire novel of all time, illustrated with the artwork of Edward Gorey. This collector’s edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is illustrated with artwork that Edward Gorey created for his stage designs for the novel’s Broadway stage adaptation. The book also features an introduction and appendices by renowned fantasy editor Marvin Kaye.

Curated new collections. Dublin-born Bram Stoker lived in London, meeting other notable authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde. Apart from the ground-breaking Dracula Stoker wrote supernatural horror short stories, many of which, including ‘The Judge’s House’ and ‘Dracula’s Guest’, are featured here with extracts from his longer works.

Three classic works of vampire literature come together for the first time in one volume. Complementing the complete texts are background essays as well as additional selections by the three authors and others. Because the vampire novel has proven so influential in film, an extensive filmography is included.

A scholar takes up residence in the former home of a judge with a very evil reputation. He finds the place infested with rats, but it suits his purposes... until one of the rats grows too bold, and the scholar realizes the horror he's stumbled into.

"Enter freely and of your own will. I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome..." Dracula. Never has another name had such a profound and far-reaching impact on an entire genre. Bram Stoker's vampiric creature of the night has spawned countless versions in fiction, film, television, comics, and more...and it all started with Stoker's classic 1897 text. As part of the Writer's Digest Annotated Classics series, this edition of Dracula features hundreds of insightful annotations from Bram Stoker Award winner Mort Castle. Explore the craft and technique of Dracula through the lens of a writer, and learn why and how Stoker made the choices he did while writing one of the most iconic horror novels of all time. The techniques revealed in the annotations and accompanying study guide will aid in the crafting of your own chilling works of fiction.

Jonathan Harker viaja a Transilvania para cerrar un negocio inmobiliario con un misterioso conde que acaba de comprar varias propiedades en Londres. Después de un viaje preñado de ominosas señales, Harker es recogido en el Paso de Borgo por un siniestro carruaje que le lleva, acunado por el canto de los lobos, a un castillo en ruinas. Tal es el inquietante principio de una novela magistral que alumbró uno de los mitos más populares y poderosos de todos los tiempos: Drácula. La fuerza del personaje -del que el cine se adueñó hasta la saciedad- ha eclipsado a lo largo de los años la calidad, la originalidad y la rareza de la obra de Bram Stoker, sin duda una de las últimas y más estremecedoras aportaciones a la literatura gótica anglosajona. (descripción de fnac.es)

An Egyptologist, attempting to raise from the dead the mummy of Tera, an ancient Egyptian queen, finds a fabulous gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown force. Amid bloody and eerie scenes, his daughter is possessed by Tera's soul, and her fate depends upon bringing Tera's mummified body to life.

Count Dracula sleeps in a lordly tomb in the vaults beneath his desolate castle. His stony eyes are open. His cheeks have the flush of life beneath their pallor. On his lips - a mocking, sensuous smile and scarlet-fresh blood. He has been dead for centuries, yet he may never die... Here begins the story of an evil ages old and forever new. It is the story of those who feed a diabolic craving into the veins of their victims, into the men and women from whose blood they draw their only sustenance. It is a novel of peculiar power, of hypnotic fascination. The reader is warned that he who enters Castle Dracula may not escape its baleful spell, even when he closes this book.

Testo inglese a fronte. Ediz. bilingue Malcolm Malcolmson si sta preparando per l'esame finale di laurea in matematica e, per essere sicuro di studiare senza distrazioni, parte alla volta di una cittadina sconosciuta, scelta a caso guardando l'orario ferroviario. In tre ore di treno arriva a Benchurch e, dopo una notte alla già tranquilla locanda Al Buon Viaggiatore, individua un posto ancora più solitario: una vecchia casa massiccia al momento disabitata, che si dice essere appartenuta a un giudice particolarmente bistrattato per la sua severità.

Paradisi tropicali, hotel di lusso e pittoreschi sentieri di campagna: nulla di più evocativo e rilassante, no? Sbagliato, perché quando la scenografica stradina costeggia un camposanto o ci si vede costretti a fare i conti con una casa dalla quale sembra impossibile uscire, allora trovare un attimo di relax diventa l'ultimo dei problemi. Se con una linea si collegassero tutti i luoghi nominati in questa "Piccola guida", oltre a macinare chilometri di grafite probabilmente si darebbe vita a un disegno dalle fattezze tremende e spaventose. Un tour letterario di luoghi nefasti, oscuri, sconvolgenti, spesso nascosti dietro facciate insospettabili o patine oniriche. Non importa che si tratti di antichi nidi di perfidia, tenuti in piedi dalle influenze malvagie delle entità che li abitano o di luoghi di passaggio che, impregnati di sofferenza e angustia, si fanno tramite di turbamenti e presagi: ciò che fa sì che un posto ci rimanga nel cuore (o ci perseguiti come un incubo - ma perché impelagarsi in sottigliezze?) è come esso ci ha fatto sentire. Contiene: La casa del giudice, Bram Stoker; La camera ammobiliata, O. Henry; Il paese blu, Marcel Schwob; C'era un uomo che viveva presso un cimitero, Montague Rhodes James; I prigionieri di Longjumeau, Léon Bloy; Sibilo, Gustav Meyrink; La casa vuota, Algernon Blackwood; L'addormentatrice, Guy de Maupassant; La stanza dell'incubo, Arthur Conan Doyle.

Count Dracula sleeps in a lordly tomb in the vaults beneath his desolate castle. His stony eyes are open. His cheeks have the flush of life beneath their pallor. On his lips - a mocking, sensuous smile and scarlet-fresh blood. He has been dead for centuries, yet he may never die... Here begins the story of an evil ages old and forever new. It is the story of those who feed a diabolic craving into the veins of their victims, into the men and women from whose blood they draw their only sustenance. It is a novel of peculiar power, of hypnotic fascination. The reader is warned that he who enters Castle Dracula may not escape its baleful spell, even when he closes this book.

Mesmo antes de Drácula, os vampiros já assombravam o mundo. Aristocratas misteriosos que seduzem donzelas indefesas, uma jovem apaixonada que pousa para um retrato pintado com a sua própria vida, uma flor rara que ao desabrochar demanda um tipo bem específico de adubo... Essas são algumas das histórias reunidas em O vampiro antes de Drácula. A minuciosa pesquisa de Martha Argel e Humberto Moura Neto traz ao público uma visão única sobre a construção do mito sobrenatural que forjou o próprio conceito de medo no ocidente e que se tornou um ícone da cultura pop. Com nomes como Edgar Allan Poe, John Polidori, Alexandre Dumas e H. G. Wells, os organizadores mostram o imaginário coletivo que levou à construção de um dos personagens mais emblemáticos de todos os tempos. Conheça os contos presentes no livro: O vampiro (1819) - JOHN WILLIAM POLIDORI Fragmento de um relato (1816) - LORD BYRON O retrato oval (1842) - EDGAR ALLAN POE A família do vurdalak (1847) - ALEXEI TOLSTÓI A dama pálida (1849) - ALEXANDRE DUMAS, pai Manor (1884) - KARL HEINRICH ULRICHS O Horla (primeira versão, 1886) - GUY DE MAUPASSANT Um mistério da Campagna (1887) - ANNE CRAWFORD O velho Éson (1891) - ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH O último dos vampiros (1893) - PHIL ROBINSON Tanatopia (1893) - RUBÉN DARÍO A verdadeira história de um vampiro (1894) - CONDE DE STENBOCK A floração da estranha orquídea (1894) - H. G. WELLS O convidado de Drácula (escrito entre 1890 e 1897, publicado em 1914) - BRAM STOKER

Prošlo je sto dvadeset godina od kad je irski pisac Brem Stoker napisao jedan od najbitnijih gotskih, horor romana – DRAKULA. Povest o ovom grofu, rumunskom plemiću, neživom demonskom otelotvorenju zla i dan danas ledi krv u žilama čitalaca. Stokerova priča o vitezu koji je prodao svoju dušu kako bi zauvek lutao zemljom, progonio je svojim prokletstvom, predstavlja začetak „vampirskog“ žanra u književnosti. Na ovu knjigu su u izvesnoj meri uticala i srpska narodna predanja, kao deo folklora balkanskih naroda koji su delili predanje o Drakuli (vampir je srpska reč). Vekovima mameći žrtve na svoj posed u rodnoj Transilvaniji, grof svoje naume prikriva aristokratskim manirima. Uspeo je da obmane i Džonatana Harkera, koji je došao u njegov avetinjski dvorac da sredi ugovore o grofovoj kupovini zemlje u Engleskoj. Sa njegovim dnevničkim unosom i počinje ovaj roman. DRAKULA je pisan u epistolarnoj formi, sam tok radnje i događaje pratimo kroz izobilan pisani i audio materijal koji protagonisti ostavljaju za sobom. Ova mračna i jezovita priča o bespoštednoj i večitoj borbi svetlosti i tame počinje krajem XIX veka, sa škripanjem poklopca mrtvačkog sanduka i oštrenjem glogovog kolca. Grof Drakula, osuđen da zauvek pije krv ljudi kako bi preživeo, žedan je i želi da pokori ceo svet, počevši sa Engleskom.

Jonathan Harker, un agente inmobiliario, viaja a Transilvania a atender los asuntos de un extraño noble rumano. El joven terminará siendo prisionero del conde Drácula y descubriendo, poco a poco, la terrible naturaleza de su captor y sus planes para extender su poder desde Londres. Una adaptación del famoso clásico de Stoker, pero conservando todos sus matices y esa tensa atmósfera de suspense tan característica.

Młody adwokat, Malcolm Ross, zostaje wezwany w środku nocy przez swoją przyjaciółkę, Margaret, do domu jej ojca, Abla Trelawny’ego. Okazuje się, że został on zraniony we własnym pokoju przez nieznanego sprawcę i wpadł w dziwny stan przypominający letarg. Wszystko staje się jeszcze bardziej zagadkowe, kiedy domownicy odkrywają list słynnego egiptologa do córki, w którym znajdują się osobliwe wskazówki odnośnie dalszego postępowania w zaistniałej sytuacji. Wszczęte natychmiast śledztwo i obserwacja nieprzytomnego pacjenta przysparzają jednak tylko kolejnych tajemnic, których trop prowadzi do starożytnego Egiptu i próby wskrzeszenia legendarnej królowej Tery. Klejnot Siedmiu Gwiazd to niezwykła powieść grozy przesiąknięta klimatem starożytnego Egiptu oraz fascynacją odkryciami tej cywilizacji, która na przełomie XIX i XX wieku była w Wielkiej Brytanii tak ogromna, że niektórzy trzymali mumie i inne artefakty we własnych domach. W historii tej, rozpoczynającej się na wzór kryminału, nie zabraknie elementów horroru, powieści przygodowej czy romansu. Pierwsze wydanie książki miało miejsce w 1903 roku, ale kilka lat później ukazało się wznowienie ze zmienionym zakończeniem. W naszym wydaniu, opartym na wersji pierwotnej, dołączyliśmy także ostatni rozdział z 1912 r. o bardziej optymistycznej wymowie. Klejnot Siedmiu Gwiazd nie jest obecnie tak popularny jak Dracula, jednakże został również kilkukrotnie sfilmowany (m.in. Krew z grobowca mumii (Hammer Film Productions, 1971), Przebudzenie (The Awakening) (Warner Bross, 1980) czy Grobowiec (The Tomb) (Trans World Entertainment, 1986), a ponadto wiele wskazuje na to, że powieść Stokera zainspirowała całą historię mumii w kinematografii, począwszy od filmu Karla Freunda z Borisem Karloffem w roli głównej (patrz artykuł: Den of Geek ).

Malcolm di Ross, un giovane avvocato è il narratore della storia. Si innamora dell'affascinante Margaret figlia di Trelawny Abele, che lo guiderà in questa strana avventura. Una misteriosa malattia colpisce Abel Trelawny e gli attacchi incomprensibili si verificano di notte. Preoccupata, Margaret chiede aiuto a Malcolm Rossi. Egli, assistito dal Dr. Winchester e da Eugene Corbeck, scopre che la fonte del male che affligge Abele Trelawny si trova nella bella collezione di antichità...

The history of the Brents had been something similar, but showing the causes of decadence in their aristocratic and not their plebeian forms. They, too, had sent their shoots to the wars; but their positions had been different and they had often attained honour-for without flaw they were gallant, and brave deeds were done by them before the selfish dissipation which marked them had sapped their vigour.

Dracula: Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University. 'There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.' Thus Bram Stoker, one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, describes the demonic subject of his chilling masterpiece Dracula, a truly iconic and unsettling tale of vampirism. Dracula's Guest & Other Stories: Edited and Introduced by David Stuart Davies. The above is followed with a rich collection of Stoker's macabre tales including Dracula's Guest (which was omitted from the final version of Dracula); a devilishly dangerous haunted room in The Judge's House; a fatalistic tragedy in The Burial of the Rats; a terror of revenge from beyond the grave in The Secret of Growing Gold, and a surprising twist in the tail in The Gypsy's Prophecy. Other strange and frightening episodes provide a feast of terror for those readers who like to be unnerved as well as entertained.

You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here. 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. This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included. Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.

Medo Clássico apresenta "Drácula: First Edition" com a icônica capa amarela da primeira publicação, em 1897, uma edição inédita no mercado brasileiro que eterniza o brilho e o encanto do sol, algo inalcançável diante de toda a dor da eternidade. Um clássico que ainda corre quente na veia de inúmeras gerações de leitores por todo o mundo e a mais celebrada narrativa de vampiros, continua a transcender fronteiras de tempo, espaço, história e memória. Mais de 120 anos após sua primeira publicação, o romance epistolar mobiliza leitores e estudiosos, confirmando o vigor perene de uma árvore cujas sólidas raízes respondem pela vitalidade de suas ramificações. Embora o famoso conde não tenha sido o primeiro vampiro literário, certamente é o mais popular, sugado e adaptado para inúmeros universos: teatro, cinema, quadrinhos, séries e brinquedos, o semblante é reconhecido até mesmo por aqueles que nunca leram o romance. Ele está em todos os lugares. A obra atemporal de Bram Stoker narra, por meio de fragmentos de cartas, diários e notícias de jornal, a história de humanos lutando para sobreviver às investidas do vampiro Drácula. O grupo formado por Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker, dr. Van Helsing e dr. Seward tenta impedir que a vil criatura se alimente de sangue humano na Londres da época vitoriana, no final do século xix. Um clássico absoluto do terror, Bram Stoker define em Drácula a forma como nós entendemos e pensamos os vampiros atualmente. Mais que isso, ele traz esse monstro para o centro do palco da cultura pop do nosso século e eterniza o vilão de modos refinados e comportamento sanguinário. Para fazer os leitores se arrepiarem, Marcia Heloisa assina a tradução e introdução de Drácula. E como sangue tem poder, o descendente direto do autor, Dacre Stoker, escreve a preciosa apresentação desta edição. Carlos Primati e Marcia Heloisa dão suas contribuições para a perpétua criatura. O leitor encontra textos de apoio que contam as relações entre a verdadeira Transilvânia e a aquela eternizada no livro, bem como a influência dos vampiros na cultura pop mundial. E como a DarkSide® Books sabe o que faz o coração dos vivos leitores da editora bater mais forte, apresenta também o conto “O Hóspede de Drácula”, que fazia parte do texto de Stoker, mas foi retirado da primeira publicação. Todo esse conteúdo, planejado especialmente para os darksiders que sabem que existe uma razão para as coisas serem como são, é ornamentado com as belas e poderosas imagens de Samuel Casal, premiado quadrinista e ilustrador brasileiro, que fez uma releitura deslumbrante de personagens imortais. A coleção Medo Clássico da DarkSide® se consolida a cada mestre que entra em sua casa, fazendo uma homenagem aos grandes nomes da literatura que já causaram pesadelos inenarráveis aos leitores, década após década. Para eternizar a experiência, sempre traz ilustradores convidados e tradutores que respiram e conhecem profundamente as obras originais. De fã para fã. Até o fim.