It's the late nineteenth century and Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, is traveling to the Castle Dracula in Transylvania in order to finalize a transfer of English real estate to Count Dracula. Harker becomes extremely nervous when all of the local peasants along the way react in fear after they hear of his destination; nevertheless, he continues on to the castle until he meets with an emissary of the Count in the Borgo Pass. Harker and the mysterious coach driver continue to the castle, arriving in pitch darkness, to the accompaniment of howling wolves.
Even though his accommodations are comfortable, Harker finds Count Dracula to be a pale, gaunt, thin man, rather strange, and Harker is mortified when, after accidentally cutting himself shaving, the Count lunges at Harker's throat in demoniac fury. Harker soon finds himself imprisoned within the castle and assailed by three seductive female vampires, whom he can barely stave off. Harker also discovers the Count's secret -- that is, the Count survives by drinking the blood of human beings -- and, now, he is intent on killing Harker. The Count escapes Jonathan's attempt to kill him, and he swiftly leaves the castle with fifty boxes of earth, bound for England. The last we hear of Jonathan Harker, he is weak and sick, left alone with no visible means of escape from the castle. What will happen next in this good versus evil tale?
Dracula, the classic novel written by Bram Stoker was originally published in 1897 and has become a beloved fictional work in the world of literature. While legends of vampires date back centuries, Stoker's imagination brings vampires to life with Count Dracula, who is thought to be based on the real historical figure called Vlad the Impaler.
This first edition printing of Stoker's original tale makes a perfect gift and great addition to your library of classic novels.
