Dracula

Written in 1897, Stoker’s novel introduces the iconic character of the vampire Count Dracula. Through a series of letters and diary entries, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form as we know it today."Handier and more visually attractive than their counterparts in Penguin Classics’ “Hardcover Classics” series" - Open Letters Monthly Bram Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula.