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Dracula's Guest
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
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"Dracula's Guest" follows an Englishman (whose name is never mentioned but is presumed to be Jonathan Harker) on a visit to Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the hotelier's warning to not be late back, the young man later leaves his carriage and wanders toward the direction of an abandoned "unholy" village. As the carriage departs with the frightened and superstitious driver, a tall and thin stranger scares the horses at the crest of a hill. Upon reaching a desolate valley after a few hours, it begins to snow and as a dark storm gathers intensity, the Englishman takes shelter in a grove of cypress and yew trees. The Englishman's location is soon illuminated by moonlight to be a cemetery, and he finds himself before a marble tomb with a large iron stake driven through the roof, the inscription reads: Countess Dolingen of Gratz / in Styria / sought and found death / 1801. Inscribed on the back of the tomb "graven in great Russian letters" is: The dead travel fast. The Englishman is disturbed to be in such a place on such a night and as the storm breaks anew, he is forced by hail to shelter in the doorway of the tomb. As the Englishman avoids the pelting hail, the bronze door of the tomb opens under his weight and a flash of forked lightning shows the interior - and a "beautiful woman with rounded cheeks and red lips, seemingly sleeping on a bier". The force of the following thunder peal throws the Englishman from the doorway (experienced as "being grasped as by the hand of a giant") as another lightning bolt strikes the iron spike, destroying the tomb and the now screaming woman inside.
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Bookwomble
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“Go home, Johann — Walpurgis Nacht doesn‘t concern Englishmen.”

Johnathan Harker's petty bourgeois, supercilious, condescending, colonial, hubristic side-eye 😒🤦‍♂️😆

Bookwomble In fairness to Stoker, I should add that something of this characterisation of Harker was intended by him, given the immediately following events 🌨️⚡🪦🧛🏻‍♀️🐺 13mo
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Butterfinger
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
Pickpick

Wow! What a good writer! Intense. And, once again, a stubborn, foolish Englishman is saved.

#Scarathlon #TeamHarkness @StayCurious 16 points

45 more minutes.

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Mitch
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Happy Halloween weekend! 👻

https://lithub.com/fifty-draculas-ranked/

AmyG Ha....Bela Lugosi forever. 4y
MaleficentBookDragon I have to disagree with some of their rankings. Frank Langella will always be my Dracula. (number 6 on their list, I'd move him up to at least 3). I do think their 1 and 2 are spot on. 4y
TrishB Have to agree with 1-4 here for various reasons. Sometimes it‘s reflective of when you see them too. Christopher Lee scared the crap out of me aged 10!! 4y
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JamieArc I actually don‘t think I‘ve ever watched a Dracula film! But I don‘t feel bad about it, because I‘m reading the book now and it hasn‘t been spoiled by any films. I‘m close to finishing, so I plan on spending Halloween watching some! 4y
Mitch @JamieArc Enjoy! 4y
rubyslippersreads @AmyG I agree. 🦇 4y
AmyG @TriahB Bella Lugosi was my childhood Dracula. Scared me to death. 4y
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Michael_Gee
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Mehso-so

We picked this for its story “Burial of the Rats,” but the better rat story is “The Judge‘s House.” While this collection isn‘t the best thing I read this year, it was a delight. Dracula is respected and taken seriously, but Stoker wrote some TRASH and it is so much fun. This is crass horror: violent, gory, over-the-top. It‘s a reminder that we weren‘t purer-minded “back then.” As an added treat I would rec “The Dualitists”: that story is f*d up.

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ZCP91
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Mehso-so

It was cool but blah.

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Michael_Gee
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker

Mrs. Markam intended to have her say out. It was not a pleasant say, and, truth to tell, it was not said in a pleasant manner. A wife's manner seldom is pleasant when she undertakes to tell what she considers 'truths' to her husband.

Michael_Gee Did not expect this book to be so funny! Just this one story though (“Crooken Sands”) (edited) 4y
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Saari84
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
Pickpick

Warum habe ich so lange gewartet, um dieses Buch zu lesen?
Es hat mich wirklich gefangen genommen, gut unterhalten und zum Schluss kullerte sogar ein Tränchen!
Absolute Leseempfehlung!

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Saari84
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Weiter geht's mit einem Klassiker 😍
Ich hoffe, er kann mich mehr begeistern, als mein letztes Buch!
#classicbooks #books #bookaholic #booknerd #lesen #lesenmachtgluecklich #lesezeit #buch #buecher

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Mitch
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Anyone else watching the BBC new adaptation of Dracula? It‘s good - but weird!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000ct0k/dracula-series-1-2-blood-vessel

veritysalter I can‘t stand waiting for an episode, so I‘m saving them for tomorrow and then watching all three. 5y
AmyG Oooo. Looks good. 5y
wanderinglynn No, but I‘m going to add it to my list! 5y
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Mitch @veritysalter it‘s pretty intense! But then I‘m squeamish with horror! 😩 5y
Nute No. I didn‘t know about it, but I‘ll be on the lookout for it now. 5y
Fridameetslucy I don‘t read horror but I did read a lot of folklore about vampires for a lecture years ago. Nearly all of the stories coincided with epidemics and times if sudden inexplicable illness. (Interesting fact) 5y
Mitch @Fridameetslucy 🧐👍🏼 5y
Bookwomble Got it recorded to view later. It looks promising... 5y
Dan_1988 I watched the first two this evening, and going to watch the third tomorrow. I really enjoyed it 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
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A little #audioknitting before bed. Harpy wants me to stop right now. 🐱
#twelvedaysofknitmasmkal

LauraJ Sweetie! 🖤 5y
Tamra 😻 5y
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MatchlessMarie
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Also check out my blood center's pun game 💉🧛‍♀️

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jb72
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#scarathlon #teamstoker #dracula

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Judge‘s House
The Lady of the Shroud
The Burial of the Rats
The Squaw

BeansPage Fantastic my dear 70 points for you!!! 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Kndavis56
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This is my Dracula posing with a Dracula graphic novel I got for my niece. Trying to start her off right. #dracula

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JazzFeathers
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Don't they look like two brothers? 😆
Bought Dracula for the #DraculaBuddyRead but as of today l haven't read a word.
October is always busy at work, but this year is particularly crazy. It has sucked up all my time. I'm so behind with everything l'm reading.
Don't think l'll managed to read it 😑

Tamra Beauties 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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Vampires are one of the few things I WON‘T read about (for similar reasons I won‘t drink tomato juice.)
#ChillingPhotoChallenge #screamathlon

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Melismatic
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Woo hoo - I‘m #TeamStoker! So excited for the #Scarathlon ! Halloween is my fave time of year!

There‘s still time to join! Follow the hashtag!
@TheReadingMermaid @Clwojick

BeansPage 😘😘 5y
Clwojick Woohoo! I‘m glad you‘re looking forward to it as much as we are! 5y
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JazzFeathers
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@TheReadingMermaid #DraculaBuddyRead

I've been meaning to read Dracula forever. This might just be the time.
And not the first time Litsy would make me read a classic 'l've been meaning to read forever' 😆

BookwormAHN I haven't read it in forever, so I'm definitely rereading it. But I know what you mean. There are a number of books I wouldn't have normally read if not for Litsy 👻 5y
Soubhiville Me too! I‘m not sure why I never read this, but I‘m looking forward to joining the buddy read 🙂 5y
BeansPage So glad I can get you to read a classic 😉 this is one that definitely should be red ❤️🧛🏻‍♂️❤️ 5y
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JazzFeathers @BookwormAHN True, eh? That's why l love this community 😁 5y
JazzFeathers @Soubhiville Can't wait to read the real thing. I've read quite a few classics that really surprised me. 5y
JazzFeathers @TheReadingMermaid Can't wait 😁 5y
JazzFeathers Hi @TheReadingMermaid Is there a schedule for this, or we go at our own pace? 5y
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brit91
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Dracula had it right!🤣🤣

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brit91
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😂🤣😛😜😝🤪

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MadDustKitties
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Pickpick

Dracula's Guest was referenced in the author's notes, in Dracul, so I thought I would check it out. It was removed from the original novel (Dracula) by the editor. It's a creepy little story. I did enjoy it, but I think it would have done better in its original place in Dracula, rather than as a stand alone story.
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#dracula #horror #classics #vampire #shortstories

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Gina
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I bow to the gothic trio of my nightmares. Thank you sirs. I haven't slept in years...

BookishMarginalia Cool shirt! 6y
Gina @BookishMarginalia I know RIGHT! I really need a 2nd job!! 6y
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MiraMonroe
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☠️ Hum...I don‘t read super scary, but I really loved Bram Stokers Dracula.
🎃 The Shining freaked me out as a kid-still get the chills about it. I‘m a mild scare factor person & loved Aliens so if it‘s on TV I‘m watching it.
🍁 The cool down of the weather. My birthday. Costumes & Halloween! Pumpkin everything - lattes, pies, etc...
📚 Paper Towns - John Green hated it

Thanks #spookyautumn @Joy0201 for the tag
Come play along @Wonderwoman89

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brianna.g
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
Mehso-so

I enjoyed the book, it was a good read but it can be confusing at times

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aliasNayNay
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Book mail....love the Word Cloud Classics, they are beautiful books!

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kezzlou85
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#BOOKISHWOULDYOURATHER @Kalalalatja
1: dinner with Dracula
2: Grammatical error.
3: visually.
4: dog ear but I'd hate doing it.
5: serial killer

Kalalalatja 👏👏 7y
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BookwormAHN
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🎃Dracula
🎃tear
🎃visually
🎃dog-ear
🎃serial killer
#bookishwouldyourather @Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja 👏👏 7y
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Gina
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Because it just isn't Halloween without a picture of Bela Lugosi to enjoy.

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JordanGraft
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My Halloween costume a few years ago! The colored contacts were really fun. #fangsoutfriday #hallowreads #costume

@JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

Booksndogs There‘s beauty in simplicity. Consider this idea stolen! 7y
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