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Bram Stoker's Dracula Omnibus: Dracula/the Lair of the White Worm/Dracula's Guest

by Bram Stoker

Other authors: Fay Weldon (Introduction)

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Dracula: Overview: The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart-these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since. A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written - and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition.Lair of the White Worm: This is a camp horror tale from an acknowledged master of the genre. Originally published in 1911, and out-of-print for many years, this enticing tale comes to you from the pen of the man who brought Dracula to life.'Dracula's guest: Nine tales of heart-rending terror from the celebrated master of the macabre, Bram Stoker.… (more)
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This substantial volume includes Bram Stoker's "Dracula", the chief (if not the sole) reason to own the book. "The Lair of the White Worm" is a clumsy, terribly written work that has been labelled as one of the worst books ever written. "Dracula's Guest" is a collection of 9 short stories, published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death.

Rating the collection is not straightforward, since selections range from 5 stars (Dracula) to 1/2 a star (Lair of the White Worm). The short stories likewise range widely in quality, as suggested by my rankings below. Of them, I found "The Judge's House" and "Burial of the Rats" to be especially notable. Understandably, they are widely reprinted in short story collections.

Dracula’s Guest 3*
The Judge’s House 4.5*
The Squaw 2*
The Secret of the Growing Gold 3*
The Gipsy Prophecy 3*
The Coming of Abel Behenna 2*
The Burial of the Rats 4*
A Dream of Red Hands 3*
Crooked Sands 2*

I suggest that contemporary readers indulge themselves with Dracula, and skip the rest. ( )
1 vote danielx | Aug 6, 2023 |
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This omnibus contains the text of all three of the following individual works, and should not be combined with any of them:
  • Dracula
  • The lair of the white worm
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This is an omnibus of two novels and a novella--please do not combine it with any of the single works!
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Dracula: Overview: The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart-these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since. A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written - and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition.Lair of the White Worm: This is a camp horror tale from an acknowledged master of the genre. Originally published in 1911, and out-of-print for many years, this enticing tale comes to you from the pen of the man who brought Dracula to life.'Dracula's guest: Nine tales of heart-rending terror from the celebrated master of the macabre, Bram Stoker.

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