Dracula by Bram Stoker
This classic horror novel tells the story of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of people led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. The narrative is composed of journal entries, letters, and telegrams written by the novel's protagonists, providing different perspectives on the gruesome events unfolding. The book touches on themes of sexuality, gender roles, and the clash of modern science with traditional superstition.
The 94th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1897
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- The page count can vary widely depending on the edition, but it's typically in the range of 300-500 pages.
- Words
- 160,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 8th on Top 50 Irish Novels (James Joyce Center with The Irish Times)
- 11th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 15th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 25th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 59th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 67th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 69th on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 104th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 120th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 334th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books ("Horror: The 100 Best Books" Book by Stephen Jones (Editor) and Kim Newman (Editor))
- Great Books (The Learning Channel)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- 50 Books to (Re-)Read at 50 (nextavenue)
- What’s the Best Book of the Past 125 Years? We Asked Readers to Decide. (New York Times)
- 100 Main Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books (www.mirf.ru (Russian))
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- The Best Classics (The Times)