 13 in the Telegraphâs Greatest Villains in Literatureĭracula is one of the most famous public-domain horror novels in existence, responsible not just for introducing the eponymous Count Dracula, but for introducing many of the common tropes we see in modern horror fiction.Ĭount Dracula isnât the first vampire to have graced the pages of literatureâthat honor is thought to belong to Lord Ruthven in The Vampyr, by John William Polidoriâbut Dracula is the vampire on which modern vampires are based.ĭracula wasnât as famous in its day as it is today readers of the time seemed to enjoy it as nothing more than a good story, and Stoker died nearly penniless.  31 in the Guardianâs Best 100 Novels in English (2015) Standard Ebooksġ62,183 words (9 hours 50 minutes) with a reading ease of 77.57 (fairly easy) Dracula, by Bram Stoker - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
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