{"product_id":"the-essential-dracula","title":"The Essential Dracula","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnquestionably the most famous vampire story ever written  DRACULA has mesmerized readers since its publication in 1897. A gothic tale of escalating dread and dreamlike eroticism  it tells how English man Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to help his client  Count Dracula  move to London. But Dracula has other plans and imprisons Harker in his hellish castle. Soon afterward in England  Dracula seduces and slowly drains the life from Lucy Westenra  best friends of Harkers fiance  Mina Murray. Thus begins his reign of terror  unless Jonathan and Mina  together with their friends Professor Abraham van Helsing and Dr. Seward  can rid the world of the undead Count. Contain the complete original text of Stokers classic  including the original first  Draculas Guest  THE ESSENTIAL DRACULA enhances your reading pleasure with a wealth of fascinating facts and legends about Dracula  Transylvania  vampires and more. Adding to the fun is the introductory essay by Leonard Wolfe  which provides background on Stokers life and work  examines the cultural history of the Dracula myth and traces the literary history of the vampire novel from John Polidoris THE VAMPIRE (1919) to Anne Rices THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. Youll also find illuminating commentary by leading contemporary writers  including Harlan Ellison  Robert Block  Marion Zimmer Bradley and others; a selected filmography of major vampire films  from F. W. Murnaus silent classic NOSFERATU (1922) to Francis Ford Coppolas blockbuster BRAM STOKERS DRACULA (1992); and dozens of illustrations  including stunning artwork by Christopher Bing. The definitive guide to the Dracula tale  this is one book no vampire fan should be without!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44962899492917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0739456105","price":66.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780739456101.jpg?v=1770400129","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-dracula","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}