Dracula - Penguin Classics

Bram Stoker's unrivalled story of a desperate fight against a strong, ancient vampire

When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula in purchasing a home in London, he uncovers shocking discoveries at his client's castle. Soon thereafter, alarming things emerge in England: a ship goes aground on the beaches of Whitby, its crew missing; lovely Lucy Westenra slowly succumbs to a mysterious wasting sickness, her blood draining away; and the insane Renfield shouts about the approaching arrival of his 'master'. Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre in the ensuing battle of wills between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries - led by the intrepid vampire hunter Abraham van Helsing - probing into questions of identity, sanity, and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

Maurice Hindle revised his preface, list of supplementary reading, and notes for this entirely updated version, and included two appendices: Stoker's article on censorship and his conversation with Winston Churchill, both published in 1908. The foreword by Christopher Frayling explains the relevance and inspirations that led to his invention of the Dracula tale.

Paperback. 560 pages.