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A review by _astridedwards_
Dracula by Bram Stoker
5.0
At the close of the 19th century, [a:Bram Stoker|6988|Bram Stoker|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1202438456p2/6988.jpg] brought existing vampire lore to life with his tale of Count Dracula. The books and movies that have come since (everything from [a:Anne Rice|7577|Anne Rice|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1383250078p2/7577.jpg]'s [b:Interview with the Vampire|43763|Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)|Anne Rice|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1380631642s/43763.jpg|873132] to [a:Stephanie Myers|2802661|Stephanie Myers|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s [b:The Twilight Saga|3090465|The Twilight Saga (Twilight, #1-4)|Stephenie Meyer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327930511s/3090465.jpg|6440505]) owe Stoker an imaginative and literary debt.
In this tale, Count Dracula lures Jonathan Harker to the Carpathian Mountains on a pretence of business. After disturbing encounters with three wanton female vampires, Harker escapes and returns to England. However, he soon finds that Dracula has made his way to London itself and has designs on Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, as well as her friend Lucy Westenra. Harker and John Seward, the fiancé of Lucy, turn to Abraham van Helsing (as well as two other unsuccessful suitors for the women) for assistance.
The men seek to protect Mina and Lucy from the influence of Dracula, without giving into the darkness themselves.
To this day, [b:Dracula|588495|Dracula|Bram Stoker|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394828802s/588495.jpg|3165724] remains the bedrock of the vampire genre.
In this tale, Count Dracula lures Jonathan Harker to the Carpathian Mountains on a pretence of business. After disturbing encounters with three wanton female vampires, Harker escapes and returns to England. However, he soon finds that Dracula has made his way to London itself and has designs on Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, as well as her friend Lucy Westenra. Harker and John Seward, the fiancé of Lucy, turn to Abraham van Helsing (as well as two other unsuccessful suitors for the women) for assistance.
The men seek to protect Mina and Lucy from the influence of Dracula, without giving into the darkness themselves.
To this day, [b:Dracula|588495|Dracula|Bram Stoker|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394828802s/588495.jpg|3165724] remains the bedrock of the vampire genre.