When rare-manuscript expert, Joseph Barkeley, is hired to authenticate and purchase the original draft and notes for Bram Stoker's Dracula, little does he know that the reclusive buyer is a member of the oldest family in Transylvania.  After delivering the manuscript to the legendary Bran Castle in Romania, Barkeley-a Romanian orphan himself-realizes to his horror that he's become a prisoner to the son of Vlad Dracul. To earn his freedom, Barkeley...

(A Christmas homecoming): Traveling up the Yorkshire coast with her husband and his acting troupe, Caroline, the mother of Charlotte Pitt, anticipates their arrival at the famed fishing village landing sight of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's tale and develops an awareness about inviting and disallowing evil-- (A Christmas garland): In 1857 India, young Lieutenant Victor Narraway, with the help of two small children and a Christmas garland, defends...

This work contains the complete, original text of Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, fully annotated with thousands of fascinating facts.

"In this beautiful, evocative, and often surreal retelling of Dracula, a fearsome enemy comes from the east, bringing with it horrors the likes of which have never been seen in the British Empire. Standing opposed are Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray and her stalwart companions, united in a cabal that eclipses gender, nationality, and station until they can achieve victory. The lines between reality and fiction blur as Count Dracula's influence grows within...