{"product_id":"dracula-complete-unabridged-collectors-edition-with-preface-by-stephen-king-paperback","title":"Dracula: Complete Unabridged Collectors Edition with Preface by Stephen King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBram Stoker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Complete Unabridged Collectors Edition of Dracula, the 1897 classic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. It was first published as a hardcover in 1897 by Archibald Constable and Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of letters, diary entries, ships' logs, etc. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dracula has inspired countless movies, books, and plays. But few, if any, have been fully faithful to this, Bram Stoker's original, best-selling novel of mystery and horror, love and death, sin and redemption. Dracula chronicles the vampire's journey from Transylvania to the nighttime streets of London. There, he searches for the blood of strong men and beautiful women while his enemies plot to rid the world of his frightful power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e REVIEWS: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Dracula is a virtual textbook on Victorian repression of the erotic and fear of female sexuality.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Playboy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Before all the vampires of modern cinema and horror novels, there was Bram Stoker's Dracula, the original head honcho of horror. All others pale in comparison.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In this volume, lovingly restored to its original unabridged and untouched glory, the power and majesty of Bram Stoker's masterpiece emerges from the coffin dripping with new life.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Fangoria Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418202489010,"sku":"9781936828159","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/189cd2058d808d0834b624ce14d4c17b.webp?v=1778445969","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dracula-complete-unabridged-collectors-edition-with-preface-by-stephen-king-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}