Dracula (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) e-bog

Acting on behalf of his firm of solicitors, Jonathan Harker travels to the Carpathian Mountainsto finalize the sale of Englands Carfax Abbey to Transylvanian noble Count Dracula. Little does he realize that, in doing so, he endangers all that he loves. For Dracula is one of the Un-Dead--a centuries-old vampire who sleeps by day and stalks by night, feasting on the blood of his helpless victims. Once on English soil, thecount sets his sights on Jonathans circle of associates, amongthem his beloved wife Mina. To thwart Draculas evil designs, Jonathan and his friends will have to accept as truth the most preposterous superstitions concerning vampires, and in the company of legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, embark on an unholy adventure for whicheven their worst nightmares have not prepared them.First published in 1897, Bram Stokers Dracula established the ground rules for virtually all vampire fiction written in its wake.