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Relish a brief encounter with Bram Stoker, master of Gothic horror, in this chilling tale and other stories that serve as a doorway into the dark world of Dracula. Step into the night where tombs lie open and wolves prowl under a cursed moon. A solitary...
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Relish a brief encounter with Bram Stoker, master of Gothic horror, in this chilling tale and other stories that serve as a doorway into the dark world of Dracula.
Step into the night where tombs lie open and wolves prowl under a cursed moon. A solitary traveller strays from the road on the eve of Walpurgis Night. Snow closes in, strange figures emerge, and an abandoned tomb offers shelter. But what begins as a detour becomes a brush with something far older and more deadly.
Dracula's Guest gathers Bram Stoker's eerie short fiction, steeped in dread and foreboding—four tales that explore the thin line between the rational world and the shadows that constantly close in on it.
Include the stories: Dracula's Guest, The Judge's House, The Squaw, and The Burial of the Rats.
Brief Encounters: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529981438
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 114g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and joined the Irish Civil Service before his love of theatre led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail. He went on to act as as manager and secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving, while writing his novels, the most famous of which is Dracula.
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