DRACULA - INCLUDING DRACULA'S GUEST - TALES OF MYSTERY & THE

Libro

Editorial	Wordsworth
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	STOKER BRAM
ISBN	9781840226270
Peso ( kg )	0,363
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2009
Formato	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	DRÁCULA - INCLUDING DRÁCULA'S GUEST - TALES OF MYSTERY THE SUPERNATURAL Dracula: Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University. 'There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.' Thus Bram Stoker, one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, describes the demonic subject of his chilling masterpiece Dracula, a truly iconic and unsettling tale of vampirism. Dracula's Guest Other Stories: Edited and Introduced by David Stuart Davies. The above is followed with a rich collection of Stoker's macabre tales including Dracula's Guest which was omitted from the final version of Dracula ; a devilishly dangerous haunted room in The Judge's House; a fatalistic tragedy in The Burial of the Rats; a terror of revenge from beyond the grave in The Secret of Growing Gold, and a surprising twist in the tail in The Gypsy's Prophecy. Other strange and frightening episodes provide a feast of terror for those readers who like to be unnerved as well as entertained. BRAM STOKER It has been said of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', that it "not only set the standard for subsequent novels in the horror-mystery genre but also helped establish the vampire as one of the most recognizable figures in the popular arts." Stoker 1847-1912 wrote many other works of some merit, but achieved lasting fame through his iconic invention. Edad: adultos STOKER BRAM Stoker fue hijo de Abraham Stoker y Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley. Durante su infancia sufrió problemas de salud que lo mantuvieron postrado hasta los siete años, pero posteriormente destacó como estudiante y atleta en el Trinity College de Dublín, donde se graduó en matemáticas. Entre 1867 y 1877 trabajó como funcionario en Dublín y escribió críticas teatrales para The Evening Mail. En 1878 se trasladó a Londres y se convirtió en secretario y representante del actor Henry Irving en el Lyceum Theatre, cargo que desempeñó hasta 1902. Su producción literaria incluye novelas como La dama del sudario y La guarida del gusano blanco, aunque Drácula fue la obra que lo consagró dentro del género gótico. Su éxito y popularidad hasta nuestros días es tal, que Drácula es sinónimo de vampiro. Para crear este personaje, Stoker se basó en leyendas del folclore europeo y en la figura de Vlad Tepes, un príncipe de Valaquia que pasó a la historia con el terrorífico sobrenombre de El empalador.
Cantidad de páginas	576
Fecha Ingreso	20-01-2026