This Wordsworth Classics edition carries an Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers of Kingston University.
Bram Stoker, one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, conjures his demonic subject with unforgettable, visceral detail: ‘There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.’ This is the chilling masterpiece Dracula – a truly iconic and unsettling tale of vampirism.
ISBN 13: 9781853260865
Author: Bram Stoker
