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)

Captivating Story

My all time favorite goth story. Love the movie as much although it is different than the book.

Pleasantly surprised

This is not a normal read for me. However, I wanted to read it because it’s a classic. It did not disappoint. I especially love that it draws a clear line between good and evil. That is a much needed reminder today.

Fantastic! Creepy in all the right ways.

I enjoyed everything about this audiobook. Do glad that I finally read this classic work of fiction.

I see why it is a classic

Great story, vivid scenery, intriguing characters. I love thé flow and different perspectives from the characters of the events unfolding. Wonderfully written and an exciting story.

So good!

Thoroughly gripping from beginning to end. The material itself is still surprisingly chilling, but the cast does the text great justice.

Best Version

Very enjoyable listen. Each narrator did an excellent performance. It flows so nicely on 1.2 speed.

Really Great

Great Book good Story good Performance loved the voice acting had fun listening to this book

Classic

I have been familiar with the Dracula story from movies in the 70's. They were similar, but different. Glad I picked this up. The story told through journal entries was at first odd, but I grew to enjoy it.

Well Done.

This Classic is very well done. Enjoyable, entertaining and well worth the Listen. Well worth the Time.

Every bit the classic it is said to be

First, The story was excellent. This was my first time reading (listening to) Dracula. It is always said that this book is a classic and now I know why. It is every bit as good as advertised.

I had no idea this was written as it was; as journal and diary entries etc. from the main characters. I was skeptical for a while but as the story went on, I bought in.

Second, the performance was excellent. I am not usually a fan of full-cast audio recordings but this one was just great!

Overall, I quite enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it.