The primary vampire novel in a special hardcover edition with silver foil embossing The
figure of Count Dracula is one of the most famous literary characters in the world. Ever since
the vampire novel "Dracula" by Irish writer Bram Stoker was published in 1897 it has been hard
to imagine literature and film without it. Cinema in particular quickly discovered vampires
for itself in a visually stunning way - but this has not detracted from the genuine qualities
of the literary original. To this day Stoker's novel about the young lawyer Harker and the
demonic undead Dracula is an eerily beautiful reading experience. »The strength of the
vampire is that people will not believe in him..« Van Helsing in Dracula
