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)

women and men

I like the book... I just didn't like it when the women performed the voice of men and men performed the voice of women it was with different actors and actresses however I like a man's voice to be a man's voice and a woman's voice to be a woman's voice... other than that the script was pretty good I think the movie's better...

Great cast

a lot of fun to see from where all the other stories come. I was a unique and interesting perspective.

Greatness

This book was as engrossing and magnificent as when I first read it at age 13, I am now 61. This writing shows that no amount of slashing, bloodletting and gore can achieve the greatness of a story well told. Wonderful narration kept me listening long after I'd intended to pause. Exceptional, just as it was almost 50yrs ago to me.

Unmatched

I've heard so many stories derivative of Dracula; so many vampire stories and versions of The Count that finally going to the original was a very enlightening experience.
Dracula is so much more than the most used name for a vampiric villain.

Pep

Wow, the narration was fabulous and what a great story. I knew I’d never get around to reading all the classics so I’m thankful for Audible!! Thoroughly enjoyed the telling of this classic ‘Dracula’

love it

dracula is one of my all time favorite novels ever written, total five stars across the board!

Remarkable!

The presentation of this story was without question a masterpiece of story telling. I stayed entranced throughout the whole book. Looking forward to more entertainment such as this story provided me.

so great to read the original vampire book!

wow! did not leave me wanting! a fantastic read! all the missing pieces and fantastic details. the original gothic fantasy!!!

Excellent!

I had tried reading Dracula in high school but I couldn’t get more than a few chapters in when I lost interest. I loved hearing the story now, as an adult. It was fascinatingly creepy and I loved Alan Cummings and Tim Curry. I had a hard time listening to the women narrators, especially Lucy, because they overacted in some parts and trying to make the men’s voices sound deeper. Other than that, I was enthralled for the most part and loved the story. Kudos Audible!

Amazing voice acting lifts a great story higher

Every character springs to life with such well performed by every narrator in this production. It's a classic and old -- so be warned that at times, the language does bog things down a bit. Some characters speak more plainly than others and are much easier and enjoyable to digest than others, but even in the more cumbersome parts of language, the great voice performances keep it going strong. Had I read the book and not listened, I surely would not have been as entertained even though the story on its own was very good.