{"product_id":"dracula-introduction-by-joan-acocella-9780307593856","title":"Dracula: Introduction by Joan Acocella","description":"Since its publication in 1897, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e has enthralled generation after generation of readers with the same spellbinding power with which Count Dracula enthralls his victims. Though Bram Stoker did not invent vampires, and in fact based his character's life-in-death on extensive research in European folklore, his novel elevated the nocturnal creature to iconic stature, spawning a genre of stories and movies that flourishes to this day. But a century of imitations has done nothing to diminish the power of Stoker's tale. As his chilling, suave monster stalks his prey from a crumbling castle in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania to an insane asylum in England to the bedrooms of his swooning female victims, the drama is infused with a more and more exquisite measure of sensuality and suspense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Gothic horror, an undying wellspring of modern mythology, and an irresistible entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbraham \"Bram\" Stoker (1847-1912) was born in Ireland. He was a theater critic in Dublin and then manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, as well as the author of many novels and short stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoan Acocella is a cultural critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eMark Morris and Willa Cather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Criticism.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872520212754,"sku":"9780307593856","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc1e6e92-392e-43db-8685-ae959595a240.jpg?v=1744276238","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dracula-introduction-by-joan-acocella-9780307593856","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}