{"product_id":"dracula-draculas-guest-paperback","title":"Dracula \u0026 Dracula's Guest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBram Stoker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDracula: Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'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.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDracula's Guest \u0026amp; Other Stories: Edited and Introduced by David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe above is followed with a rich collection of Stoker's macabre tales including \u003cem\u003eDracula's Guest\u003c\/em\u003e (which was omitted from the final version of \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e); a devilishly dangerous haunted room in \u003cem\u003eThe Judge's House\u003c\/em\u003e; a fatalistic tragedy in \u003cem\u003eThe Burial of the Rats\u003c\/em\u003e; a terror of revenge from beyond the grave in \u003cem\u003eThe Secret of Growing Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, and a surprising twist in the tail in \u003cem\u003eThe Gypsy's Prophecy\u003c\/em\u003e. Other strange and frightening episodes provide a feast of terror for those readers who like to be unnerved as well as entertained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730101702719,"sku":"9781840226270","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/af7428bba397aa439917a275daaca4dc.webp?v=1765124822","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dracula-draculas-guest-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}