Dracula

Informationen zum Autor Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847 - 1912) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and joined the Irish Civil Service before his love of theatre led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail. He went on to act as as manager and secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving, while writing his novels, the most famous of which is Dracula. Klappentext Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847 - 1912) was a sickly child! unable to stand until he was seven years old! and spent the majority of his childhood reading before defying the odds by becoming a champion athlete at Trinity College! Dublin. Starting his career as an Irish civil servant! his love of theatre led him to become an unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail and later manager and secretary for the famous actor Sir Henry Irving. He also wrote a dozen books! of which Dracula (1897) is without doubt the most famous. An immediate bestseller in Victorian England! Stoker's masterpiece of the macabre has remained popular ever since! as testified by the countless film adaptations of the novel. Zusammenfassung When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to advise Count Dracula on a London home, he makes a horrifying discovery. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck.

Product details

• Authors: Bram Stocker, Bram Stoker
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2012
• EAN: 9780141199337
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119933-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: The Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics; The Penguin English Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Gothic, FICTION / Horror, FICTION / Gothic, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories