Monday, May 26, 1997

Today in History (1897): Bram Stoker Dracula published

First posted 2/1/2026.

Dracula

Bram Stoker

First Publication: May 26, 1897


Category: horror


Sales: reportedly second only to the Bible

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About the Book:

“Acting on behalf of his firm of solicitors, Jonathan Harker travels to the Carpathian Mountains to finalise the sale of England's Carfax Abbey to Transylvanian noble Count Dracula. Little does he realise 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, the count sets his sights on Jonathan's circle of associates, among them his beloved wife Mina. To thwart Dracula’s 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 which even their worst nightmares have not prepared them. First published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula established the ground rules for virtually all vampire fiction written in its wake.” AZ


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