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    Dracula is a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker, published on 26 May 1897. An epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula.

    • Bram Stoker
    • 1897
  2. Dracula is primarily an example of Gothic fiction, a genre that developed in the late 18th century and remained popular in the 19th century. The earliest Gothic novels established many of the genre’s characteristic features: ominous castles filled with dungeons, secret passages, and other mysterious features; sublime landscapes that inspire ...

  3. Jul 19, 2024 · Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker published in 1897. Derived from vampire legends, it became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. It follows the vampire Count Dracula from his castle in Transylvania to England, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires.

  4. At a Glance: Full Title Dracula. Author Bram Stoker. Type of work Novel. Genre Gothic, horror. Language English. Time and place written 1891– 1897; London, England. Date of first publication 1897. Publisher Constable. In-depth Facts:

  5. Oct 2, 2018 · Dracula in Wallachian language means DEVIL. Wallachians were accustomed to give it as a surname to any person who rendered himself conspicuous either by courage, cruel actions, or cunning.

  6. The combination of old-fashioned romance with its penchant for the mysterious and supernatural with the realistic portrayal of events that defined English literature in the 18th and 19th centuries created the Gothic genre within which backdrop Stoker conceived ‘Dracula.’

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  8. Key Facts about Dracula. Title: Dracula; Published: 1897; Literary Period: Victorian; Genre: Gothic, Horror; Point-of-View: Fragmentary; Setting: England and Transylvania in the Victorian period; Climax: Dracula’s destruction at the hands of the crew of light; Antagonist: Count Dracula; Bram Stoker and Dracula

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