• Dracula (Blackstone Edition)

  • By: Bram Stoker
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (638 ratings)

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Dracula (Blackstone Edition)

By: Bram Stoker
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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In 1897, at the age of 50, Bram Stoker was touring manager to the actor Henry Irving and was enjoying a modest success as a journalist and writer. Publication in that year of Dracula was to bring him international and lasting fame.

The Dracula mythology has inspired a vast subculture, but the story has never been better told than by Stoker. He succeeds entirely in his aim to terrify. His myth is powerful because it allows evil to remain mysterious. Virtuous action has no more impact than Jonathan Harker's shovel. The high virtue of Lucy can simply be drained away, as her blood is drained away, until she too joins the vampire brood. Van Helsing's high-thinking and scientific skill cannot resist the dreadful potency of the undead. Only the old magic, a crucifix, garlic, a wooden stake, can provide effective weapons against the Count's appalling power.

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"The world's best-known vampire story comes to life in this expert performance by Robert Whitfield.... For a classic performance of a classic work, this production must not be missed." (AudioFile)

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Fabulous! Scary and creepy! It didn't disappoint!

What did you like best about this story?

What was the best part? The detailed and descriptive writing by Bram Stoker. I loved the suspense in this gothic tale. And the talent of narrator Robert Whitfield was an added bonus. He was wonderful!

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A must listen for all who love vampires

Bram Stoker's Dracula is the classic vampire story. Here vampires have not yet been rehabilitated, are dangerously seductive, more than human and patient dark creatures to be feared. While the storyline might be a bit slow at times (I suspect an abridgement could be a better listen without missing anything), the book was gripping and at times hair raising enough to keep your attention. Robert Whitfield is a good interpretative reader, while at times he does become a little monotonous.

Still this is an excellent book and should be listened to. Due to the fact that Audible has so many recordings of Dracula, I would suggest that you listen to some reading samples to find the best reader.

Enjoy this book!

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Not terribly scary.

Well written and well read, but I may be desensitized to the horror aspects of this book more than 200 years later. While I enjoyed it, I guess my expectations were too high, as it played more like a 19th century procedural drama.

It isn't as well crafted, literary-wise, but I found The Strain (Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan) to be much more frightening and suspenseful. I probably should have listened to this book first. ;)

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Hard to stop listening

I find listening to non-fiction much easier than to fiction. The opposite is true for reading the printed book. This is one of the first fiction novels that I had trouble stopping listening. I have at least 15 fiction audiobooks in the works and this one kept me on it from start to finish. It doesn't read like I thought given it's age. It reads as if written recently, although with interesting bits of old-english and vernacular. This is the novel that sparked the whole vampire thing. It didn't invent it, but brought it into the contemporary culture. I think these last few years have seen more vampire fiction than at any time before, so I recommend to all of you vampire enthusiasts that you listen to this one. While I loved the movie and saw it many years before listening to the book, the two are quite different at times and I found that I developed my own characters and hardly based them on the movie's. It is not horrific and not very scary. I found the movie much scarier but that is likely due to Gary Oldman's amazing performance...the best Dracula ever. The narrator does an amazing job with the various characters. I did get a couple of the men mixed up over time, but it had little impact on the main story. I couldn't help but have Tom Waits as Renfield as I listened. Funny, as much as I loved Gary Oldman in the movie, he wasn't my Dracula as I listened. Excellent listen. Great work Mr. Whitfield. And Bram too.

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Better than the Book!

I have tried to read the Book many times but never made it thru. As an Audiobook, It was easy to finish and Easy to follow.

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A Classic for a Reason

A must read for any fan of the macabre. So full of ideas and yet so embedded in its time.

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Still the best Dracula story, another stellar Simon Vance audio performance

The last time I had read Dracula was over 15 years ago. Though I still vividly remember the plot, Simon Vance's wonderful narration made it all feel new again.

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Better than I expected

I really loved this for the voice acting honestly. The story is a bit of a slog at times, but the mystery and how the characters interact to figure it out is quite enjoyable. I really felt for them at times and just overall had a good time with this story.

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Not the story as it's been presented in folklore

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I don't know why I had not yet read or listened to this book! Of course, I was familiar with the common tropes from it, but the book itself is so full of character and story that the common folklore doesn't even begin to describe it!
For one thing, the dawning on the vampire does NOT kill him! For another thing, the vampires simply biting the neck of his/her victim does not clearly define the horror possibly transmitted!!
Oh, and "bats" are not the only form that vampires can take; there are foxes and wolves at least in addition, not to mention mist…
I enjoyed the whole full story that clearly points out the errors and shortcomings of the common myth!
– Oh, and the narrator is fabulous!!

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Great story, great storyteller

Perfect narration for this story. Able to capture the suspense and beauty of this tale. Brilliant job.

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