Dracula [Audible Edition]

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley

Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award, Distinguished Achievement in Production, 2013

Audie Award, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013

Audie Award Nominee, Classic, 2013

Because of the widespread awareness of the story of the evil Transylvanian count and the success of numerous film adaptations that have been created over the years, the modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.

This production of Dracula is presented by what is possibly the best assemblage of narrating talent ever for one audiobook: Emmy Award nominees Alan Cumming and Tim Curry plus an all-star cast of Audie award-winners Simon Vance (The Millenium Trilogy), Katherine Kellgren (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Susan Duerden (The Tiger’s Wife), John Lee (Supergods) and customer favorites Graeme Malcolm (Skippy Dies), Steven Crossley (The Oxford Time Travel series), Simon Prebble (The Baroque Cycle), James Adams (Letters to a Young Contrarian), Nicola Barber (The Rose Garden), Victor Villar-Hauser (Fun Inc.), and Marc Vietor (1Q84). These stellar narrators have been cast as follows:

Alan Cumming as Dr. Seward
Simon Vance as Jonathan Harker
Katy Kellgren as Mina Murray/Harker
Susan Duerden as Lucy Westenra
Tim Curry as Van Helsing
Graeme Malcolm as Dailygraph correspondent
Steven Crossley as Zookeeper’s account and reporter
Simon Prebble as Varna
James Adams as Patrick Hennessey
Nicola Barber as Sister Agatha
Victor Villar-Hauser as Arthur Holmwood
Marc Vietor as Quincey Morris
John Lee as Introductory paragraph, various letters

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Listening to this full-cast performance turns out to be remarkably suspenseful and chilling…The superlative cast lends this powerful production the diversity that is required by the structure of the novel…Each actor employs various accents, infusing into the characters vibrant emphasis, urgency, and dread." ( AudioFile)

great listen

great book. amazing narrating job. not my favorite book of all time. but very very good.

Loved It!

This is a great book and awesome reading even if a few moments seem slightly tedious. It all helps to pull you into this amazing world that you only think you know.

Good Book!

The book is really good and I have wanted to listen it for a long time. I enjoy the fact that there are more then one reader. It definitely makes the book better.

My teens loved it!

My 13 and 16 year old enjoyed this audio version immensely. The actors are outstanding and add so much to this timeless and frightening classic. If you have a long car ride planned with the kiddos - I highly recommend this gem. It's a winner with even teens who actually put their devices down to listen and become engaged in something that wasn't "trending."

Great

The cast was awesome and did a great job. It was very high quality! I really enjoyed the story and presentation.

I now know why this is a classic!

Nonstop suspense and constant Erie feeling I didn't know was possible for an older book. Also, how can you go wrong with Tim Curry as Van Helsing?

Great story and equally great performance

It was wonderful to experience how Bram Stoker influenced our image of vampires and the legends. I enjoyed the method of story telling through the letters and journals.

So well performed!

There were no surprises in the story as I have read it many times. That said, it was a fabulous listen because it was so well performed. The narrators made the story fresh and kept me listening almost as though I didn't know what was going to happen. Well done Audible.

First experience of this story

Wonderful performance of a story that has been shrouded in so many copies and adaptations that the original is often lost

spectacular - completely immersive and dynamic

the dynamic cast and unique structure of this classic tale did more than just bring it to life- it brought you into the story itself. phenomenal production.