Dracula
Na história, um casal e seus amigos são atormentados por Conde Drácula, uma entidade sobrenatural e hematófoga que, presa em uma maldição contagiosa, pretende se mudar de seu recluso castelo na Transilvânia para a efervescente Londres do século XIX. Com a ajuda do professor Van Helsing, o grupo de amigos pretende enfrentar o morto-vivo, mesmo com todos os perigos que a ofensiva trará.
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Told in letters and diaries, Bram Stoker's novel follows young solicitor Jonathan Harker into a Transylvanian castle, the Count's voyage to England, and the small group of friends who hunt him in London.
Yes. Dracula was published in 1897 and is in the public domain. Free editions are available legally through Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, and similar archives.
Dracula is told through letters, journal entries, and newspaper clippings, which can take adjustment. The Victorian prose is straightforward for the period. Most readers find it more accessible than its reputation suggests, with strong narrative momentum.
Multiple Dracula films exist. Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula is the most ambitious adaptation, though it adds a romantic subplot not in the novel. The 1931 Bela Lugosi film and the 1979 Frank Langella version each take their own approach.
Dracula was written by Bram Stoker, published in 1897 by Broadview Press.
Dracula is 202 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Dracula takes most readers 3 to 4 hours to finish.
Dracula is a standalone novel by Bram Stoker, not part of a series.
Dracula is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
