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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the character of Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of 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 men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature.

Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is a timeless Gothic classic that weaves a tale of horror and suspense. Set in Victorian England, the novel follows the bloodthirsty Count Dracula as he preys on innocent victims, leading a group of determined individuals on a chilling quest to stop the vampire's reign of terror.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. Content: Dracula's Guest / The Judge's House / The Squaw / The Secret of the Growing Gold / The Gipsy Prophecy / The Coming of Abel Behenna / The Burial of the Rats / A Dream of Red Hands / Crooken Sands.

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. Así es el inquietante principio de una novela magistral que alumbró uno de los mitos más populares y poderosos de todos los tiempos: DRÁCULA.

Dracula's Guest is a short story by Bram Stoker. "Dracula's Guest" follows an Englishman (whose name is never mentioned, but is presumed to be Jonathan Harker) on a visit to Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the hotelier's warning to not return late, the young man later leaves his carriage and wanders toward the direction of an abandoned "unholy" village. As the carriage departs with the frightened and superstitious driver, a tall and thin stranger scares the horses at the crest of a hill.

Jonathan Harker, un uomo curioso e spavaldo, decide di percorrere un sentiero vietato verso un villaggio maledetto durante la notte di Valpurga. Prigioniero nel castello del Conte Dracula, si trova a fare la parte del topo in un crudele gioco che il Conte organizza con il suo ospite.

Three Gothic Novels is a compelling collection that brings together three quintessential works of Gothic literature: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Each novel delves into the macabre and the supernatural, exploring themes of fear, horror, and the unknown, while also probing deeper questions about humanity, morality, and the boundaries of science and nature. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tells the haunting tale of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who defies natural laws to create life, only to be horrified by the monstrous being he brings into existence.

Cuando la atención de un antiguo y peligroso vampiro recae sobre Mina Murray, su prometido Jonathan Harker se reúne con un grupo de valientes hombres en una carrera contra el tiempo para salvar la vida y el alma de su amada. Narrada a través de cartas, fragmentos de diarios, grabaciones...

El huésped de Drácula de Bram Stoker es una novela corta que forma parte de una colección de relatos de terror. La colección incluye algunos episodios inéditos, como éste en cuestión que, por lo que se dice se corresponde con el primer capítulo de la mítica novela de Drácula, pero que su editor recortó por considerarla innecesaria para el conjunto.