During a business visit to Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania, a young English solicitor finds himself at the center of a series of horrifying incidents. Jonathan Harker is attacked by three phantom women, observes the Count’s transformation from human to bat form, and discovers puncture wounds on his own neck that seem to have been made by teeth. Harker returns home upon his escape from Dracula’s grim fortress, but a friend’s strange malady — involving sleepwalking, inexplicable blood loss, and mysterious throat wounds — initiates a frantic vampire hunt.
The popularity of Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror romance is as deathless as any vampire. Its supernatural appeal has spawned a host of film and stage adaptations, and more than a century after its initial publication, it continues to hold readers spellbound.
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Dracula
Grim tale recounts the horrible deeds of the monstrous count of Transylvania. A ghoul-lover’s delight, this horror classic follows the vampire to London where a British lawyer and his friends summon all their strength and resources to exterminate the fiend. Printed in easy-to-read type, this specially abridged edition streamlines the story for young readers.
25 illustrationsPublisher : Dover Publications; Abridged edition (December 28, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 96 pages
ISBN-10 : 0486295672
ISBN-13 : 978-0486295671
Reading age : 8 – 14 years
Grade level : 3 – 8
Item Weight : 2.75 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
