Dracula: The Definitive Edition (Barnes & Noble Edition)

In 1897, Bram Stoker introduced the immortal monster whose bloody reign extends from the Victorian era to our present day: Dracula, the King Vampire. Undead and unholy, he sleeps by day, prowls by night, and sates his voracious appetite with the blood of helpless human victims. Conventional weapons are useless against him. His allure is irresistible, and his evil never dies. Dracula is the classic vampire novel that set the standard by which all other vampire fiction is measured. This deluxe edition, which takes its text from the first printing, features art and designs by Edward Gorey, the master of macabre illustration. In addition, horror authority, Marvin Kaye, provides an introduction as well as an illuminating biographical essay on Bram Stoker and an annotated bibliography of his principal works. Also included is "Dracula's Guest," a prefatory chapter cut from Stoker's original manuscript.