Dracula Contributor(s): Stoker, Bram (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553212710 ISBN-13: 9780553212716 Publisher: Bantam Classics
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 1983 Annotation: One of the most popular stories ever told, "Dracula (1897) has been re-created for the stage and screen hundreds of times in the last century. Yet it is essentially a Victorian saga, an awesome tale of thrillingly bloodthirsty vampire whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of a supremely moralistic age. Above all, "Dracula is a quintessential story of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters in literature: centuries-old Count Dracula, whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, the beautiful. Bram Stoker, who was also the manager of the famous actor Sir Henry Irving, wrote seventeen novels. "Dracula remains his most celebrated and enduring work -- even today this Gothic masterpiece has lost none of the spine-tingling impact that makes it a classic of the genre. Click for more in this series: Bantam Classics |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 83005471 |
Lexile Measure: 990 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Bantam Classics |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 4.18" W x 6.98" L (0.47 lbs) 448 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10029 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
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Publisher Description: One of the most popular stories ever told, Dracula (1897) has been re-created for the stage and screen hundreds of times in the last century. Yet it is essentially a Victorian saga, an awesome tale of thrillingly bloodthirsty vampire whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of a supremely moralistic age. Above all, Dracula is a quintessential story of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters in literature: centuries-old Count Dracula, whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, the beautiful. Bram Stoker, who was also the manager of the famous actor Sir Henry Irving, wrote seventeen novels. Dracula remains his most celebrated and enduring work -- even today this Gothic masterpiece has lost none of the spine-tingling impact that makes it a classic of the genre. |
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