Gary oldman introduces bram stokers dracula film4 interview. He worked as a civil servant and a journalist before becoming the personal secretary of the famous actor henry irving. I think this book is a must for fans of horror films and artsy movies. See more ideas about bram stoker, dracula and bram stokers dracula. Dracula first edition bram stoker bauman rare books.
In terms of genre these twelve works include gothic horror, adventure and romance. The new annotated dracula by bram stoker librarything. In fact, dracula has appeared in more films than any other fictional character. Dracula by bram stoker abebooks shop for books, art. The major departure from stoker is one of motivation as count dracula gary oldman is motivated more by romance than by bloodlust. Unfortunate mina was hypnotized and bitten, and renfield was fatally smitten. It was the writers first novel, published 22 years before dracula and serialized in five installments in the shamrock, a weekly irish magazine, from february 6, 1875 to march 6, 1875. Abraham bram stoker 18471912 was an irish novelist and shortstory writer best known for his vampire novel, dracula. Bram stoker has 929 books on goodreads with 1636707 ratings. This dracula is an artistic venture into the horror genre, most notorious for its gore and guts.
We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. Gary oldman is excellent as he always is and basically carries the film as the tortured yet creepy count. The novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the. Bram stoker 18471912 was an irish author best known for his contributions to the gothic genre. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
Stoker visited the seaside town of whitby in england in 1890 and found inspiration for his excellent novel dracula. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula. He wrote many books, including the lair of the white worm 1911, but dracula 1897 remains his most celebrated. One can hardly fault winona ryders mina for lusting after gary oldmans dracula. Gary oldman, winona ryder, keanu reeves, bram stokers dracula, mina harker, dracula costume, eiko ishioka, count dracula, dracula film. A true masterwork of storytelling, dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. Dracula by bram stoker, diane mowat and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bram stoker s dracula remains a popular work, and it has spawned countless adaptations and spinoffs in plays, novels, comic books, and movies. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Bram stoker has given us the most remarkable scenes of horror dracula is a panting engine of late victorian sexuality, a sexuality that has been barely sublimated into violence stephen king.
Books like dracula defined the genre for a century to come. Klinger piggy backs on a couple of earlier works, namely leonard wolfs the essential dracula. Apr 12, 2015 this feature is not available right now. This audible edition of bram stokers dracula has many narrators. Klinger adopts a convention that bram stoker is recounting true events, and examines the original manuscript and additional information in that light. You dont have to be familiar with the book to understand everything thats happening in bram stokers. Written in epistolary form, dracula chronicles a vampires journey from transylvania to the nighttime streets of london and is a virtual textbook of victorianera fears and anxieties. This 100thanniversary edition includes not only the complete authoritative text of the novel with illuminating footnotes, but also four contextual essays, five. The book closes with a note left by jonathan harker seven years after the events of the novel, detailing his married. The others are frankenstein, the turn of the screw, heart of darkness, the picture of dorian gray, and the metamorphosis. It is a classic dark tale of legend and superstition, which ironically, began with the life of a real count known to history as vlad the impaler. Discussion dracula, by bram stoker so i recently read the progenitor to the modern vampire tale, and found it interesting.
During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor sir henry irving and business manager of the lyceum theatre, which irving owned. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dracula. Sep 06, 2016 dracula collins classics paperback or softback by stoker, bram and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Given the legend of dracula as portrayed in the movies, comic books and other venues, i firmly believe that all people would be served by reading the original story by bram stoker. Im always glad to knock a classic off my list this counts, yeah. In her book the essential dracula, clare hawordmaden suggested that the castle of count dracula was inspired by slains castle, at which bram stoker was a guest of the 19th earl of erroll. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. Explore books by bram stoker with our selection at. By becoming involved with dracula, jonathan harker learns of the true horror of the counts power, but little does he know just how far the monsters power will reach.
If dracula is in fact vlad dracul the impaler, as is suggested by references he makes to his past, then he was born between 1428 and 1431. If you decide to buy dracula, let it be this edition. Before his writing career, stoker had dreams of working in the theater and becoming a. Dracula is one of the few horror books to be honored by inclusion in the norton critical edition series. I had visited the british museum,5 and made search among the. Complete, original text forgotten books by stoker, bram from amazons fiction books store. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.
According to miller, he first visited cruden bay in 1893, three years after work had begun on dracula. Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897, that became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. Dracula collins classics paperback or softback by stoker, bram and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Draculas armor bram stokers dracula, dracula, eiko ishioka. Bram stoker s dracula is a 1992 american gothic horror film directed and produced by francis ford coppola, based on the novel dracula by bram stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. His other works include the mystery of the sea, the jewel of the seven stars, the man, and the lair of the white worm. He has won thirteen prestigious audie awards and was.
We are never told exactly how old dracula is, but we can make an educated guess. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. Dracula, by bram stoker, is a wellthought out, complex novel that leaves the reader pageturning into the late hours of the night. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In bram stokers dracula, jonathan harker is sent to transylvania, where he meets the vampire who has been undead for several hundred years and keeps his vitality by sucking blood from live victims. 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. At times its chilling and gothic like it should be, yet at times it is like a bad, lsd induced comedy.
Dracula is an epistolary gothic horror novel written in 1897 by bram stoker, an irish author who became famous after writing about the vampire named count dracula, who later on had many interpretations theater, movie and television. Abraham bram stoker 18471912 is the author of one of the english languages bestknown books of mystery and horror, dracula. Before there was twilight or true blood, there was bram stoker. The definitive annotated edition 1993, and his earlier the annotated dracula 1975. Dracula by mike mignola comic book artists, comic book characters, comic artist.
Dracula by bram stoker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Read dracula, by author bram stoker page by page, now. With gary oldman, winona ryder, anthony hopkins, keanu reeves. According to a short article in the miscellaneous section of the may 3, 1901 issue of the sheffield daily independent, sheffield, mr. With halloween just around the corner, what better time to look back at this horror movie classic with some facts about bram stokers dracula you may not have known. There were also some big budget adaptations of classic horror novels, one of the most notable being francis ford coppolas interpretation of bram stoker s dracula. His other works include the mystery of the sea, the jewel of the seven stars, the man, and the lair of the white worm simon vance is an awardwinning actor and an audiofile golden voice with over forty earphones awards. Bram stokers clever and thrilling vampire story, dracula, has just been added to messrs. It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to england, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires. Many of you vampire lovers get all hot and bothered thinking fondly on this 1992 classic directed by francis ford coppola.
The authors use of imagery and detail make the novel complete and help to further the readers understanding. Count dracula, a tragic, nightdwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey. Paperback dracula by bram stoker probally the most famous vampire book ever wrote an exciting gripping tale of blood and evil. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In 1876 he met the actor henry irving and, two years later, became manager of irvings lyceum theatre in london. Sep 24, 2017 we are never told exactly how old dracula is, but we can make an educated guess. Bram stoker was born in dublin, ireland on november 8, 1847. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature. Bram stoker 1847 1912 famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. Abraham bram stoker 8 november 1847 20 april 1912 was an irish author, best known today for his 1897 gothic horror novel dracula. Since then, there have been many interpretations of the vampire down to the latest version in the hugely popular twilight series of stephenie meyer. Dracula, his most famous work, has become a literary icon for both horror and gothic enthusiasts alike.
Dracula by bram stoker by bram stoker, paperback barnes. The novel tells the story of draculas 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 people led by. It stars gary oldman as count dracula, winona ryder as mina harker, anthony hopkins as professor abraham van helsing, and keanu reeves as jonathan harker. One common complaint of older books is the fact that they tend not to be as gripping as modern books. Dracula was republished in an abridged version in the uk by archibald constable and company, westminster. The book was adapted into a film bram stokers dracula in 1992 by francis ford coppola and starred gary oldman as count dracula. I believe that bram stoker s dracula might be the most mixed films ever created. Novels and novellas by bram stoker although he is best known for his masterpiece dracula, stoker wrote a total of ten novels and two novellas during his lifetime.
It stars gary oldman as count dracula, winona ryder as mina harker, anthony hopkins as professor abraham van helsing, and keanu reeves as jonathan harker dracula was theatrically released in the united states on november, 1992 to positive. Dracula, an 1897 novel by irish author bram stoker. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. Stoker met his wife, florence balcombe, through oscar wildes parents. I had visited the british museum,5 and made search among the books and maps in the library. Draculas guest and other weird stories, a 1914 collection of short.
Eventually, the count will insinuate himself into harkers life in england, turning harkers associates wife, lucy, into one of the undead, and eventually trying to win. Simon vance is an awardwinning actor and an audiofile golden voice with over forty earphones awards. Draculas anubis armor from bram stokers dracula, designed by eiko ishioka. Before his writing career, stoker had dreams of working in the theater and becoming a prominent thespian. Bram stokers dracula 1992 i never drink wine 28 movieclips. Alan cumming, tim curry, simon vance, katherine kellgren, susan duerden, john lee, graeme malcom, and steven crossley. 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. This version of dracula is closely based on bram stokers classic novel.
Complete, original text forgotten books paperback 7 nov. How old is dracula in the original bram stoker novel. A special introduction to francis ford coppolas adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire novel, in which gary oldman plays dracula. First edition printed on thicker paper, very early issue with advertisement for the shoulder of shasta on verso of integral leaf i.
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