Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author
Bram Stoker.
Famous for introducing the
character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's
attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between
Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van
Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to
many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic
novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of
women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and
post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its
modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television
interpretations.
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