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61. The Illustrated Dracula (Penguin
 
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61. The Illustrated Dracula (Penguin Illustrated Classics)
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 400 Pages (2006-09-21)
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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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One of today’s hottest comic book artists illustrates the original tale of blood lust, fear, and desire

In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, launching a literary sensation. In this new illustrated edition, Jae Lee, one of the most talked-about artists for Marvel comics, reawakensCount Dracula. Critics and fans alike praise Lee for his mastery of complex emotion and, in this book, forty illustrations present Dracula as never seen before. Jae Lee’s legions of fans will flock to this horror classic, and The Illustrated Dracula will also bring a new generation of young readers to the book. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Just what I ordered
It got here in good time, the book was in nice condition, and the price was incredible.

5-0 out of 5 stars Refreshing twist on Dracula
I have read Dracula many times, so my old edition took some damage.I replaced it with this and was very satisfied.The classic story is augmented with Jae Lee's fantastic illustrations for an great overall package.

4-0 out of 5 stars What a Terrific Read!
Now we all know the story of Dracula, so this review is for those who haven't read the story yet.

The story begins with a young Jonathan Harker, a certified solicitor from Exeter, London, traveling to Transylvania to discuss the acquisition of property in London to a Count Dracula. As Harker finally reaches the Count's Castle following a very interesting trip (which sets the atmosphere of the book excellently) he is met by an elderly, tall and pale man who introduces himself as Count Dracula. The Count beckons Harker to "enter freely and of your own will".

Harker decides to enter, ignorant to the fact to what he got himself into, and how deeply Count Dracula would control his life.

I won't say much more of the story, lest I give out any spoilers, but I will say one thing.

Forget everything you think you may know about Dracula.

I found myself ohh-ing and ahh-ing at nearly every turn of the page. I was gripped from start to end.

The book was very well written, you felt like you truly were in the story. That said, I did have some qualms with, albeit, minor parts of the story.

At a few stages Stoker attempts to write in the style of a newspaper clipping. I don't know if it's because Dracula was written in 1897 and the styles of writing in newspapers were different, but it just didn't seem real. It was far too personal and not nearly objective enough to be a newspaper article. But, like I said, this may have been how it was done in 1897.

My next qualm also, most probably, stemmed from the period the novel was written in. It was far too religiously toned. Now, I understand that Christianity was the law of the land back then so my gripe is over cultural differences which can not and, in my opinion, should not be remedied. It gives us, the readers, an insight into the world of yester-year and allows a greater appreciation of what the world was like back then.

My final qualm was with the ending. It didn't fit with what it was suppose to be like (not just my expectations, but the 'laws' laid down in the novel) and was far too anti-climatic. But all gripes aside, this is a marvelous book and most definitely worth the reading.

There is a reason this book is touted as a classic, it truly is an epic read and, with the way mainstream reading (such as Twilight) is going these days I'd be surprised if they don't do a port from book-to-movie for Dracula (though hopefully a closer translation than the previous, popular one was).

5-0 out of 5 stars And the art's great too
This is the first time I've ever read Dracula and wow this book has aged very, very well. It get a little slow toward the end but that's probably just because after so many movies I knew what to expect.

5-0 out of 5 stars The Art of Dracula
I know that the detail about this book says its for junior level reading, but I'm 20 and absolutely love it. I'm not going to take the time to tell you about the story itself, seeing as it IS Dracula through and through. The illustrations in this book are amazing. True, there aren't a million of them (and more would be fantastic), but the artist's renditions of Dracula are like none I've ever seen. The mood of the novel is reflected perfectly within the paintings. The point: BUY THIS COPY OF DRACULA! and bring it home...FOREVER! MUAHAHAHAHAHA! ... Read more


62. Annotated Dracula
by Bram Stoker
 Hardcover: 386 Pages (1976-02-06)

Isbn: 0450028763
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Most Elaborately Annotated Edition. Artwork by Sätty.
Leonard Wolf may be the world's most revered "Dracula" scholar. A native of Transylvania who left "the land beyond the forest" as a child, Wolf has taught and written about Bram Stoker's immortal novel for decades. In 1975, Wolf published "The Annotated Dracula", which remains to this day the most elaborately annotated edition of the novel.

"The Annotated Dracula" is a large book whose many illustrations and interesting notes are a pleasure to peruse. The text of the novel, itself, is taken from the second printing of the first edition, with typos in tact. The annotations include over 100 illustrations -drawings and photographs. 15 full-page drawings by artist Sätty (Wilfried Podreich) are featured. These are captivating expressionist interpretations of scenes from "Dracula", not to be missed. All illustrations are black-and-white.

In his introduction to "The Annotated Dracula", Leonard Wolf takes the reader on a tour of the traditions and circumstances from which "Dracula" eventually emerged at the hand of Bram Stoker. He discusses Gothic Romance literature, the vampire literature that preceded "Dracula", Eastern European vampire folklore, Vlad "Dracula" Tepes -the 15th century Wallachian Prince from whom the Count Dracula takes his name, and, finally, the life of the novel's enigmatic author, Bram Stoker.

Annotations in the form of margin notes are found on most pages of the novel. Wolf has included explanations for every imaginable allusion in the text, as well as interesting personal comments. The reader gets quite a history lesson just reading the notes. Some of the most intriguing notes include: recipes for the Romanian dishes on which Jonathan Harker dines, population demographics for Transylvania in the late 19th century, translations of old Mr. Swales' dialect, explanations of Victorian figures of speech, and the particulars of Victorian typewriters that Mina employs so frequently. I find that reading straight through the abundant notes is a bit much. Reading them with the novel is distracting. They are ideal for fans and students concentrating on one chapter or passage at a time and add to the enjoyment of the novel when absorbed in small doses.

The Appendixes contain some useful information and interesting trivia, as well. Maps of Transylvania, Europe, England & Wales, Whitby, London, and the Zoological Gardens in London are provided, with places from the novel marked. A Calendar of Events charts the events of the novel from May to November 1887 (the supposed year "Dracula" takes place) in coherent form. Students and aficionados may appreciate "Dracula Onstage", a chart of Count Dracula's appearances in the novel, with page numbers. There is a Selected Filmography that includes notable Dracula films, 1922-1974, including films featuring the Dracula character, not necessarily based on Stoker's novel. British, American, and Foreign-language editions of "Dracula" from 1897 to 1973 are listed. There is an Index for the novel that is helpful but not comprehensive.

"The Annotated Dracula" has been out of print for some time. Its latest incarnation is "The Essential Dracula", a handsome softcover edition released in 2004. "The Essential Dracula" retains and, in some cases, augments the footnotes found in "The Annotated Dracula", but dispenses with most of its illustrations, all of the Sätty drawings, and the Appendixes. If you simply want the information contained in the notes, "The Essential Dracula" is excellent -although the notes border on microscopic and can be trying to read. "The Annotated Dracula", with its maps, charts, and abundant illustrations, is a more elaborate edition.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great edition with blood-thirsty details
First read this when I was in college.Great illustrztions and liner notes.Even on page one, as Jonathan HRKER STOPS FOR DINNER IN THE HOTEL BEFORE GOING ON TO DRACULA'S CASTLE, HE DINES ON CHICKEN PAPRIKOSH.In themargin, they have THE RECIPE!!!! for this dish!Awesome.Hope it returns.

5-0 out of 5 stars Best Dracula resource available
Excellent information. Background information details nearly line by line the orginal novel. Get your hands on a copy of this book if you can.

5-0 out of 5 stars The original novel with copious marginal notes
Vampire stories have been told and retold with fascination. However, there are few that match the power of the novel by Bram Stoker. This book contains the original version with thick margins filled with footnotes, anecdotes, vampire lore, and insight into every aspect of this fascinating story. ... Read more


63. The man who wrote Dracula: A biography of Bram Stoker
by Daniel Farson
 Hardcover: 240 Pages (1976)

Asin: B0006CO0TO
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars Careless and Gossipy, but Some Interesting Anecdotes.
"The Man Who Wrote Dracula" was the second biography written about the author of the legendary work of gothic horror "Dracula", after Henry Ludlam's 1962 book "A Biography of Dracula". This biography was written in 1975 by Daniel Farson, Bram Stoker's great-nephew, whose grandfather was Bram's younger brother Tom. It has the advantage of being privy to family gossip and anecdotes, but doesn't demonstrate the scholarship of the more recent "Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula" by Barbara Belford. In fact, "The Man Who Wrote Dracula" is given to careless use of words and unsubstantiated innuendo, but includes some details of Bram Stoker's professional life not found in Belford's book.

"The Man Who Wrote Dracula" is poorly organized into 3 parts. Part One gets off to an inauspicious start by suggesting, on the first page, that Bram Stoker's debilitating childhood illness may have been psychological, which is low on the list of possibilities. It covers Stoker's time in Ireland, from his birth to his civil service career and moonlighting as a drama critic. Then it moves to London as Stoker takes the job that would define his life: acting manager of the Lyceum Theatre and assistant to the actor Henry Irving. It continues through the best years of his life at the Lyceum. Farson only gets around to talking about Stoker's writing in the last chapter, even though he had been a published author for years at that point.

Part Two concerns the origins and reception of "Dracula". There are chapters on vampire folklore, modern vampire superstitions, explanations of vampire beliefs, literary antecedents, the 15th century Wallachian prince from whom the novel took its name-Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, and Farson analyzes some of the more far-fetched interpretations of "Dracula". I have to commend Farson for stating, in reference to Vlad Tepes, that "Stoker seized on the name of Dracula, together with a vague impression of the background, and that was all". It was around the time this book was published that the theory that Count Dracula was based on the historical Vlad Tepes was becoming popular.

Part Three returns to Stoker's life, starting in 1895, when Farson claims that Stoker started writing Dracula. Stoker actually began the novel 5 years earlier, but his working notes had not been discovered until after this book was published. We follow Stoker through difficult days at the Lyceum, fraught with financial difficulties, to life after Henry Irving, to Bram Stoker's death. Farson includes more details and commentary about Stoker's advocacy of censorship of the arts than I have read elsewhere, which is interesting. His speculation -which Farson states as fact- about the cause of Stoker's death has been the cause of much debate. Farson claims that Stoker died of syphilis, because his death certificate lists "locomotor ataxia" among the causes of death. Locomotor ataxia is, indeed, syphilitic spinal sclerosis, but Stoker had several strokes in the months before his death, whose symptoms could easily have been confused with those of locomotor ataxia by an imperceptive doctor.

"The Man Who Wrote Dracula" seems carelessly written. Although it contains some interesting anecdotes, it doesn't usually mention their source. Still, "Dracula" scholars will want to read this biography and glean what they can. But it would make a confusing and underinformed introduction to Bram Stoker's life. Read Barbara Belford's 1996 biography first. ... Read more


64. Bram Stoker: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)
by Lisa Hopkins
Hardcover: 208 Pages (2007-02-15)
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This book charts the major events of Stoker's life, which included friendships with many of the major figures of the age and a high public profile as manager of Henry Irving's Lyceum, and maps them onto the contours of his literary career. It offers sustained critical evaluation both of Dracula and also of Stoker's lesser-known works, which prove to yield much interest when reinserted into their original cultural contexts.
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65. Graphic Classics: Bram Stoker (Graphic Classics (Graphic Novels))
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 144 Pages (2007-08-15)
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Asin: 0978791916
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Graphic Classics: Bram Stoker is completely revised, with an all-new comics adaptation of "Dracula" by Rich Rainey and Joe Ollmann. Returning from the first edition are "The Judge's House" by Gerry Alanguilan, "Torture Tower" by Onsmith Jeremi, and "The Lair of the White Worm" by South African artist Rico Schacherl. Also "The Bridal of Death", an excerpt from "The Jewel of Seven Stars" by J.B. Bonivert, and "The Wondrous Child" illustrated by Evert Geradts. With a sumptuous cover painting by Mark A. Nelson. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars A worthy volume of illustrated adaptations
"Graphic Classics: Bram Stoker" serves up an excellent collection of illustrated stories by horror Grandmaster Bram Stoker. Each tale is either fully illustrated, comic book style, or text and page combined. All of the illustrations are in black and white, and feature a wide variety of styles and flair. This is definitely not the typical art you would find in a DC or Marvel comic, but is much more "arty."

There is plenty of "Dracula," Stoker's number one claim to fame, but there is also enough of his other works to let us know that he wrote more than one novel.This is the second edition of "Graphic Classics: Bram Stoker", with some favorites returning from the first edition, along with some excellent new adaptations.

The stories include:

"Dracula" - Stoker's most famous story, illustrated by Joe Ollmann in a slightly cartoony but appropriately Gothic style. The adaptation is and the style of the book is kept intact, including the letters and paper clippings that drive the plot forward.A nice showpiece for this new edition.

"Vampire's Hunter Guide" is a combination of Van Helsing's text from "Dracula", combined with semi-humorous drawings by Hunt Emerson.

"The Judge's House" is a EC comics -style adaptation (Vault of Horror, Tales From the Crypt, etc...) of a haunted house story.Beware the Judge!

"The Bridal of Death" is adapted from"The Jewel of Seven Stars." A mummy tale, it is rendered in the unique style of J.B. Bonivert who also adapted the Sax Rohmer mummy tale "In the Valley of the Sorceress" for Graphic Classics vol. 12, "Adventure Classics".

"Torture Tower" shows the danger of being a loud-mouthed American tourist in Nuremberg. Wonderfully adapted by Onsmith Jeremi, it is done in an "underground comics" -style, with nervous energy that suits the gruesome tale of comeuppance.

"The Wondrous Child" is illustrated text, with a flight of fancy and a trip to fairy land. The master of horror could put out something sweet from time to time as well.

"Lair of the White Worm" is a great tale of jolly, haunted England and the monsters that haunt its green and pleasant land. Bizarre and sensual, the Lady Arabella is a classic Gothic villainess, with her secret rituals and lust for blood. Illustrated in comic book style, with a Victorian flair in style, by Rico Schacherl. ... Read more


66. Dracula's Guest And Other Weird Stories
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 130 Pages (2009-02-28)
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Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death.
Dracula's Guest follows an Englishman (whose name is never mentioned) as he wanders around Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the coachman's warnings, the young man foolishly leaves his hotel and wanders through a dense forest alone. ... Read more


67. The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Bram Stoker: 1-Contains the Novel 'Dracula' and Three Short Stories to Chill the Blood
by Bram Stoker
Hardcover: 476 Pages (2009-08-06)
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A five volume set from the Master of the Master of Vampires!

As the creator of Dracula, Bram Stoker needs no introduction-he is as famous as the iconic character he created. However, Stoker did not confine his literary excursions into the macabre to his greatest creation alone, he has left us an entertaining, terrifying and substantial collection of fiction concerned with places, times and creatures of terror. Leonaur has collected together a thrilling assembly of Stoker's strange fiction-contained within five large volumes-so today's readers can enjoy the 'masters' work within one satisfying coordinated collection that no aficionado will want to be absent from his or her library of the bizarre. This is the first volume-available in softcover and hardback with dust wrapper for collectors. It contains, of course, the classic novel, 'Dracula' and three shorter pieces, 'Dracula's Guest,' 'The Squaw' and 'The Burial of the Rats.' Readers unfamiliar with the totality of Stoker's writing are in for a treat-but leave the light on! ... Read more


68. Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of "Dracula"
by Barbara Belford
 Hardcover: 384 Pages (1996-05-27)

Isbn: 0297813315
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This biography draws on unpublished archival material to explore the links between Stoker's life, his vampire tale, and the political, occult and sexual concerns of the 1890s. It shows how Stoker's friendship with Henry Irving led to his life being overshadowed by Irving's achievements. ... Read more


69. Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Hardcover: 535 Pages (2007-01-31)

Isbn: 3401061100
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70. Dracula
by Bram Stoker
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71. Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Hardcover: 48 Pages (1997-01)
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After discovering the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire. ... Read more


72. Dracula and The Lair of the White Worm
by Bram Stoker
 Hardcover: 511 Pages (1986-06)
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73. The Mystery of the Sea (Classic Reprint)
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 546 Pages (2010-04-17)
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Asin: 1440071322
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CHAPTER I SECOND SIGHT I HAD just arrived at Cruden Bay on my annual visit, and after a late breakfast was sitting on the low wall which was a continuation of the escarpment of the bridge over the Water of Cruden. Opposite to me, across the road and standing under the only little clump of trees in the place was a tall, gaunt old woman, who kept looking at me intently. As I sat, a little group, consisting of a man and two women, went by. I found my eyes follow them, for it seemed to me after they had passed me that the two women walked together and the man alone in front carrying on his shoulder a little black box-a coffin. I shuddered as I thought, but a moment later I saw all three abreast just as they had been. The old woman was now looking at me with eyes that blazed. She came across the road and said to me without preface: " What saw ye then, that yer e'en looked so awed ?" I did not like to tell her so I did not answer. Her great eyes were fixed keenly upon me, seeming to loo

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I Second Sight 3; II Gormala 9; III An Ancient Rune 16; IV Lammas Floods 23; V The Mystery of the Sea 32; VI The Ministers of the Doom 44; VII From Other Ages and the Ends of the Earth si; VIII A Run on the Beach 66; IX Confidences and Secret Writing 80; X A Clear Horizon 94; XI In the Twilight 104; XII The Cipher 113; XIII A Ride Through the Mountains 12a; XIV A Secret Shared 130; XV A Peculiar Dinner Party 138; XVI Revelations 145; XVII Sam Adams's Task 152; XVIII Fireworks and Joan of Arc 159; XIX On Changing One's Name 165; XX Comradeship 173; XXI The Old Far West and the New 180; XXII Crom Castle 187; XXIII Secret Service 195; XXIV A Subtle Plan 200; XXV Inductive Ratiocination 207; XXVI A Whole Wedding Day 215; ix; X; Contents; chapter; XXVII Entrance to the Cavern XXVIII Voices in the Dark XXIX The Monument XXX The Secret Passage XXXI Marjory's Adventure XXXII The Lost Script ; XXXIII Don Bernardino ; XXXIV ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars A good example of Stoker's work, with some of his most memorable characters.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA (1902) is a combination adventure, romance, mystery, and fantasy.It is an exciting and engaging story, and is a great example of the quality and power of Stoker's writing.While at times gets somewhat bogged down in peripheral details, it is still one of my favorite overlooked classics.

Wonderful characters, including Archie Hunter, Marjory Drake, and Gormala, carry this story.They demand your attention and your admiration, and you can't help but to get involved in their story as they go through the adventure of a lifetime.Marjory and Archie's developing love is subtle but powerful, as the two timid individuals turn into a powerful couple.Archie's obsession with Marjory is realistically portrayed and watching his emotional roller-coaster as he wins her love makes for great reading.Their adventures together to find lost treasure and defeat the evil kidnappers are well told and just plain enjoyable to read.

One of the things Stoker is most well-known for is his ability to bring his settings to life with history and local color.This novel demonstrates this ability wonderfully.Taking place on the shores of Scotland during the Spanish American War, THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA is really able to get the reader involved with detailed descriptions of landscapes, climate, local accents, and customs.The political intrigue found here is asumedly an accurate portrayal of the times, with hostilities high between the various powers of the world.One thing that you do not get here is a dose of Stoker's otherwise frequent sexism.While Marjory might not be a 'New Woman' in the strictest sense, she certainly displays many admirable traits such as courage, independence, intelligence, and strength.Besides the obvious Dracula, she might be my favorite character in all Stoker's work.

My only real complaint about this book is the remarkable absence of Archie's fantastic ability of 'second-sight' for the middle 5/6 of the book.While I enjoy reading about decoding bilateral ciphers and about the characters' developing love, I really got drawn in by the mysterious powers displayed in the beginning of the book, and found myself missing the unknown for much of the middle part.Luckily, it all comes back towards the ending for an incredibly exciting finish.

Recommended for fans of Stoker and fans of well-written adventure/romance/mystery/fantasy.

4-0 out of 5 stars "The Mystery of the Sea" by Bram Stoker
Archibald Hunter was spending his annual vacation in Cruden Bay, Scotland when he sees two women and a man walking abreast. Suddenly, he has a vision of the man carrying a coffin and the two women walking behind. Just as suddenly, he sees the three walking normal again. Very odd.

As this was happening, Archie was being watched by an old woman, Gormala. She had seen Archie's shocked look at what he had just seen and tells him that he has the gift (if you can call it that) of "Second Sight". This means he can see the future, and that the next day he will find out what his vision meant.

Sure enough, the next day Archie finds out that the child of two of the adults he saw walking had drowned. A series of "Second Sight" visions follow including the death of an accomplished seaman by drowning in the often rough Cruden Bay near the rock formations known as the Skares and the vision of a procession of ghosts spanning hundreds of years of seaman who have drowned in the Skares.At the end of this procession is the latest victim who Archie is presently carrying to Whinnyfold after failing to save him. His death was predetermined, and no one could have saved him. As Gormala states: "Am I to wark against the Fates when They have spoken! The Dead are dead indeed when the Voice has whispered in their ears".

Archie loves the area around Cruden Bay and is building a house on the cliff overlooking the Skares. One day, he spots two women in trouble and he rushes in to save them. One woman, the younger of the two, ends up being Archie's love, Marjory Drake. Marjory is an American on the run from a Spanish group (the story takes place during the Spanish American War and Marjory, a rich heiress who greatly helped the U.S. fight the war against Spain).

To help furnish his new house, Archie purchases an old oak chest from an auctioneer. In this chest are very old, yellowed, papers written in an odd cipher code. Being curious, Archie--and later Marjory--undertake the task of deciphering the code. Once they do, they find that it leads to a treasure buried in the area over 300 years ago by the Spanish Armada.

Archie and Marjory embark on an effort to find this treasure and along the way experience the adventure of a lifetime, and find that true love conquers all.

"The Mystery of the Sea" is a terrific book written by a true master. It may not reach the heights of "Dracula" (which I give 5 WaterTowers), but, it is a wonderful adventure mystery mixing information about ciphers and codes, romance, and the supernatural.

3-0 out of 5 stars Bram Stoker and Adventure Tales in Scotland: Reads Like a Gothic Version of John Buchan Story
Written and published in 1902, five years after "Dracula," Bram Stoker's "The Mystery of the Sea" would intrigue most academics studying his works, but I don't think readers in general would be attracted to this obscure book's adventures as they are to the dark castle of the Count.

The basic plot looks like a John Buchan tale. "The Mystery" centers around one Archibald Hunter, who saves the life of one American girl Marjory. They are destined for some perilous adventures before falling love with each other. Despite the insipid personality of the hero/narrator Archibald, there are some interesting traits about the bicycle-riding American heroine, who is obviously treated favorably by the author. She is fiercely independent and patriotic, but this is nothing surprising if you remember one character in "Dracula" and the biographical fact that Stoker admired Walt Whitman.

Though the book contains many episodes describing their adventures (in dark caverns or in the stormy sea, for example) and some of them have interesting ideas (like codes and ciphers), Stoker fails to paint an exciting pictures of them, not knowing how to arrange them in the right order. Almost all the detective/spy story elements in "The Mystery of the Sea" is no mystery, too abstract and generic.

The book also has supernatural aspects, something like "second sight," fleeting visions that predict the future, which the hero sees. The device does not work as it should, however, because of Stoker's whimsical use of this device (reminding us of Mina's telepathy in "Dracula," which is more effective). Actually the book has much less supernatural factors than in his "The Jewel of Seven Stars" which is I think a better work.

The book opens with some intriguing concepts, and then the story flounders, not knowing where to go in the middle part. The book finally gets thrilling in the concluding chapters, but as a whole "The Mystery of the Sea" is a reminder that Stoker is, and will be remembered as the writer of one book named "Dracula."

4-0 out of 5 stars Stoker creates a thrilling mystery of political intrigue.
For fans of Bram Stoker this is an excellent mystery. The reader is transported back to Aberdeen, Scotland after the destruction of the American battle ship the "Maine." Here the reader is witness to aconsuming mystery involving the supernatural and a world in politicalupheavel.As usual Stoker's character's shine, particularly the heroineMarjorey. This tell of supernaturarl intrigue will keep you entralled andeager to read more of this wonderful and underappreciated author's work. ... Read more


74. Dracula: Fantasy and Horror (Oxford Bookworms Library)
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 64 Pages (2007-11-08)
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In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula - a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid, because Count Dracula is one of the Un-Dead - a vampire that drinks the blood of living people ... ... Read more


75. The Lair of the White Worm (mobi)
by Bram Stoker
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The Lair of the White Worm (also known as The Garden of Evil) is a horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. It was published in 1911, the year before Stoker's death. It was adapted into a film in 1988 by Ken Russell.

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The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker. Published by MobileReference (mobi).

The Lair of the White Worm is a surreal horror fantasy novel by one of the greatest horror writers of all time. It is a must-read and a must-own book for anyone interested in the genre. ... Read more


76. The Lair of the White Worm
by Bram Stoker
Paperback: 144 Pages (2009-10-08)
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This is not a book for anyone who is terrified of gigantic white snakes, or for that matter any large snakes in general Bram Stoker was more than just the author of Dracula.He was an Irish writer of novels and short stories.Stoker was a personal assistant to an actor and manager of a large theatre in London.This extraordinary horror story features an enormous primeval serpent which dwells in a maze of deep caves and which can transform itself into a seductive noblewoman.It has the authentic touch of the master of horror and suspense. ... Read more


77. The Lady of the Shroud
by Bram Stoker
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78. The Lady of the Shroud
by Bram Stoker
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79. Dracula (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)
by Bram Stoker
 Paperback: 64 Pages (1998)

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80. The Man
by Bram Stoker
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