The author didnt invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the. The author, bram stoker, a young victorian theater professional, was probably inspired by the strange epidemic of vampirism that occurred in remote parts of eastern europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. In form dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. The book itself is amazing and the readers where eager to give it all the dramatic tension it needed. It introduced the character of count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. Dracula version 2 dramatic reading audio book librivox audio. Audiobook dracula bram stoker librivox free epub, mobi, pdf ebooks download, ebook torrents download. Indeed, the name dracula has been synonymous with the undead for at least a century, and the original novel. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. Jul 14, 2015 full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. Each librivox audio book can be streamed over the internet or downloaded for later use without any charge. Librivox recording of dracula version 4 by bram stoker. Solo dracula by bram stoker version 5 dc librivox forum. In form dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters.
Dracula takes the young man prisoner, and jonathan sees many strange and evil. Sep 23, 2019 the books central premise, that dracula, by whom the author means vlad tepes the real historical figure is, by means of vampirism, still alive, is an interesting one and the novels reliance upon implausibly detailed letters in an attempt to echo the structure of dracula make it an easy book to dip in and out of. Dracula version 2 dramatic reading audio book librivox. Dracula by bram stoker full audiobook with subtitles. In form dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of. The awkward way doctor van helnsing speaks is perfectly rendered in the audiobook.
A day with great poets audiobook may gillington byron 1861 1936 who was john milton. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england, and the battle between dracula and a small. Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The librivox audio books app includes listings for new recordings, featuring classic best sellers and out of print treasures. Bram stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker.
Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of draculas attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread. Sep 16, 2018 for more information or to volunteer visit librivox. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Zip file of the entire book 476 mb total playing time. Dracula by bram stoker and librivox community audiobook. The classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle between good. Audio books are free thanks to the dedication of hundreds of volunteers who recorded, edited and distributed. As the book is free, i also encourage you to pay the.
Dracula is an 1897 novel by irish author bram stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire count dracula. Nov 28, 2017 dracula is an 1897 novel by irish author bram stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire count dracula. I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the castle dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own ordnance survey maps. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. Free audio books world best library for free audio books. Pride and prejudice by jane austen, jane eyre by charlotte bronte, persuasion by jane austen, anne of green gables by l. In 1897 bram stoker wrote a story expressing the most persistent nightmare of the human condition. It begins with lawyer jonathan harkers perilous journey to castle dracula in transylvania, and chronicles the vampires invasion of england, where he preys upon the lovely lucy westenra and harkers fiancee, mina. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Dracula version 3 bram stoker famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to. Although this was a free book i paid the extra to have the audio attached to it highly recommended. Most of the readers are very clear and do a pretty good job.
All librivox recordings are in the public domain in the usa and available as free downloads on. The guy who does dracula s monologue does a perfect job this is the way vampires are supposed to be, folks and i wish the whole book would have been read by him. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing. Dracula by bram stoker full audio book greatest audio books. Shelleys frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or.
We have all grown up beneath the shadow of the elegant count, at once an attractive, brutal and erotic creature of the night. Librivox free public domain audiobooks free downloads and. We have all grown up under the shadow of the elegant count, at once an attractive, brutal and erotic creature of the night. Update 22 feb 2015 thanks to an improvement by folks at internet archive, m4b files can now be stored together with the other librivox audio files without causing problems. Further to the east from australia, we encounter south and central america, which well explore with 10 gems from our catalog. The author didnt invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the publics imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer. Read in english by kara shallenberg famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor abraham van helsing.
The level of the audio and the cleanliness of the recordings are very good points to the rating of this book. For a century bram stokers dracula has reigned supreme as the undisputed masterpiece of horror writing. Well, certainly, but he was also a man, going about his daily life like any of us in 17th century england, except that he was a genius of course. I chose for my audiobook, to look into librivox since it worked entirely with royalty freepublic domain raw audiobook files. Dracula is one of those stories where there is a lot of what seems at first to be filler, it requires a fair bit of patience but the horror parts are quite savoury even if the whole thing is ultimately somewhat anticlimactic. The transport of those files into audio book builder 2 was quite simple. Listen and you will meet not only count dracula himself, but heroes jonathan harker and abraham van helsing, plus an array of madmen, psychiatrists, and fair maidens who cross paths with the fanged menace. It begins with lawyer jonathan harkers perilous journey to castle dracula in transylvania, and chronicles the vampires invasion of england, where he preys upon the lovely. Recording by your name, city, your blog, podcast, web address. The librivox audio book app makes it easy to find the book you want. Listen to dracula dramatic reading by bram stoker, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Bram stoker 18471912 dracula tells the tale of a sinister transylvanian aristocrat who seeks to retain his youth and strength by feeding off human blood. Sep 16, 2019 i chose for my audiobook, to look into librivox since it worked entirely with royalty freepublic domain raw audiobook files.
The classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle. For example, there was bela lugosi in 1931, christopher lee in many dracula updates, frank langella in. On the second leg of our librivox world tour, lets stay in the southern hemisphere. Heres another older librivox audiobook featuring a character found in alan moores league of extraordinary gentlemen. Index of pages containing m4b files created by librivox volunteers. Chapter for the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer.
This free version is available on download from librivox and is read by a number of their narrators. Mar 31, 2020 catalog of free audiobooks, that are available in the public domain. Full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. Audiobook dracula bram stoker librivox free ebooks. Speaking of explorations, this is exactly what candido mariano da silva rondon did in 1914, when he followed the. The catalog includes novels, history books, biographies, short stories, poetry and more. Audio book can be streamed over the internet any time anywhere. Safe to get and share audio book here and downloading speed is great on audiobook bay abb.
Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between dracula and a small group of men and women led by. Audio book summary bram stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. At least as a woman, i roll my eyes but still love the story for what its worth. This book has also been comercially produced as an abridged audio book by hamlyn books.
Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. Listen to dracula by bram stoker, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Genres books available for search in our application. Audio books online download, free unabridged audiobook.
Dracula version 2 dramatic reading bram stoker 1847 1912 support our channel. Read in english by corrinne lepage dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. First published in 1897, dracula by bram stoker has become the standard against which all other vampire stories are compared and the inspiration for countless film and stage adaptations. The application facilitates searching the librivox catalog. Dracula begins with the journal of jonathan harker, a young solicitor on the way to transylvania to give information to the mysterious count dracula about his new estate in london. We have all grown up beneath the shadow of the elegant count, at once an attractive, brutal and erotic. Dracula dramatic reading by bram stoker and librivox. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters.
The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by professor abraham van helsing. Abraham bram stoker 8 november 1847 20 april 1912 was an irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 gothic novel dracula. You can see the most popular books, browse by title, author or genre, or search by. The classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire count dracula, the novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england, and the battle between dracula. Whether youre a fan of dracula or have never read, or thought about reading, the book before, then i recommend this version for your kindle library. Nov 14, 2019 librivox audio books offers unlimited access to over 24,000 free audio books. I read dracula while at university a few years ago and despite them all harker, helsing and the gang being very slow on the uptake i really enjoyed it.
Dracula audio book librivox audio books bookdesign. The classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. Dracula version 2 dramatic reading read by librivox volunteers bram stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. Many actors have played the role of dracula in one movie after another.