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Horror · Thriller

Dracula

Mood
Eerie, Dark
Protagonist
Jonathan Harker, the English solicitor sent to Transylvania.
Parental Rating
PG-13
Pace
Medium

Themes & atmosphere

Common questions

What you might want to know about Dracula

The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.

Told in letters and diaries, Bram Stoker's novel follows young solicitor Jonathan Harker into a Transylvanian castle, the Count's voyage to England, and the small group of friends who hunt him in London.

Yes. Dracula was published in 1897 and is in the public domain. Free editions are available legally through Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, and similar archives.

Dracula is told through letters, journal entries, and newspaper clippings, which can take adjustment. The Victorian prose is straightforward for the period. Most readers find it more accessible than its reputation suggests, with strong narrative momentum.

Dracula was written by Bram Stoker, published in 2017 by Broadview Press.

Dracula is 202 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.

At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Dracula takes most readers 3 to 4 hours to finish.

Dracula is a standalone novel by Bram Stoker, not part of a series.

Dracula is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.