{"product_id":"dracula-9780743477369","title":"Dracula","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnriched Classics\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA true masterwork of storytelling, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e was prepared by Joseph Valente, Professor of English at the University of Illinois and the author of \u003ci\u003eDracula's Crypt: Bram Stoker, Irishness, and the Question of Blood, \u003c\/i\u003e who provides insight into the racial connotations of this enduring masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStoker, Bram:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. Stoker was a sickly child who was frequently bedridden; his mother entertained him by telling frightening stories and fables during his bouts of illness. Stoker studied math at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1867. He worked as a civil servant, freelance journalist, drama critic, editor and, most notably, as manager of the Lyceum Theatre. Although best known for \u003ci\u003eDracula, \u003c\/i\u003eStoker wrote eighteen other books, including \u003ci\u003eUnder the Sunset, The Snake's Pass, The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Lady of the Shroud, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lair of the White Worm. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in 1912 at the age of sixty-four.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618308690194,"sku":"9780743477369","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b784a98d-026a-434c-ae6a-92625e1e125b.jpg?v=1774449561","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dracula-9780743477369","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}