Collected inside this book are diary entries letters & newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee & friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering & destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on Englands shores? & what is it that he hungers for so desperately? ...

This is a beautiful leatherbound edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula first published in 1897. Acting on behalf of his firm of solicitors Jonathan Harker travels to the Carpathian Mountains to finalise the sale of England's Carfax Abbey to Transylvanian noble Count Dracula. Little does he realise that in doing so he endangers all that he loves. For Dracula is one of the Un-Dead; a centuries-old vampire who sleeps by day & stalks by night feasting on the blood of his helpless victims. Once on English soil the count sets his sights on Jonathan's circle of associates among them his beloved wife Mina. To thwart Dracula's evil designs Jonathan & his friends will have to accept as truth the most preposterous superstitions concerning vampires & in the company of legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing embark on an unholy adventure for which even their worst nightmares have not prepared them. First published in 1897 Bram Stoker's Dracula" established the ground rules for virtually all vampire fiction written in its wake. This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding a satin-ribbon bookmark decorative stained edging & decorative marbled endpapers. It's the perfect gift for book-lovers & an attractive addition to any home library." ...

This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " Dracula" by Bram Stoker. ' Alone with the dead! I dare not go out for I can hear the low howl of the wolf through the broken window'. A chilling masterpiece of the horror genre " Dracula" also illuminated dark corners of Victorian sexuality. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to advise Count Dracula on a London home he makes a horrifying discovery. Soon afterwards a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck; & the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the arrival of his ' Master' while a determined group of adversaries prepares to face the terrifying Count. " The Penguin English Library" contains 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War." ...

Bram Stoker's peerless tale of desperate battle against a powerful ancient vampire the Penguin Classics" edition of " Dracula" is edited with notes & an introduction by Maurice Hindle as well as a preface by Christopher Frayling. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house he makes horrifying discoveries in his client's castle. Soon afterwards disturbing incidents unfold in England: a ship runs aground on the shores of Whitby its crew vanished; beautiful Lucy Westenra slowly succumbs to a mysterious wasting illness her blood drained away; & the lunatic Renfield raves about the imminent arrival of his 'master'. In the ensuing battle of wills between the sinister Count & a determined group of adversaries
- led by the intrepid vampire hunter Abraham van Helsing
- Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre probing into questions of identity sanity & the dark corners of Victorian sexuality & desire. For this completely updated edition Maurice Hindle has revised his introduction list of further reading & notes & added two appendices: Stoker's essay on censorship & his interview with Winston Churchill both published in 1908. Christopher Frayling's preface discusses the significance & the influences that contributed to his creation of the Dracula myth. Abraham ' Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) was educated at Trinity College Dublin. Stoker joined the Irish Civil Service before his love of theatre led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail. He went on to act as manager & secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving while writing his novels the most famous of which is " Dracula" (1897). If you enjoyed " Dracula" you may like Mary Shelley's " Frankenstein" also available in " Penguin Classics". " One of the most powerful horror tales ever written". (Malcolm Bradbury). " Nobody has ever filmed it like Bram Stoker wrote it". (Sir Christopher Lee). " Staggeringly lurid & perverse". (Sarah Waters author of " Fingersmith")."

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Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. ' We are in Transylvania; & Transylvania is not Engl&. Our ways are not your ways & there shall be to you many strange things.' Earnest & naive solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to organise the estate of the infamous Count Dracula at his crumbling castle in the ominous Carpathian Mountains. Through notes & diary entries Harker keeps track of the horrors & terrors that beset him at the castle telling his fiance Mina of the Count's supernatural powers & his own imprisonment. Although Harker eventually manages to escape & reunite with Mina his experiences have led to a mental breakdown of sorts. Meanwhile in England Mina's friend Lucy has been bitten & begins to turn into a vampire. With the help of Professor Van Helsing a previous suitor of Lucy's Seward & Lucy's fiance Holmwood attempt to thwart Count Dracula & his attempts on Lucy & consequently Mina's life. Arguably the most enduring Gothic novel of the 19th Century Bram Stoker's Dracula is as chilling today in its depiction of the vampire world & its exploration of Victorian values as it was at its time of publication. ...

Tonglong the deadly mantis Kung fu warrior is stalking the throne: secretly building an army & marching towards the Forbidden City.. .time is fast running out. Chinas only hope rests in the hands of five young warrior monks. Can Long the dragon arts master amass his own army in time to defeat them? Can his siblings prevent Tonglongs vast army from reaching their goal? & will their lost rebel brother the infamous Eagle prove to be a valuable ally or a vile traitor.. . Only time will tell in the final battle of the Five Ancestors. ...

THE CLASSIC DIRK PITT ADVENTURE A NUCLEAR PEARL HARBOUR Buried in the depths of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan lies one of the greatest drowned secrets of World Wart Two -- a crashed B--29 Bomber that was carrying a third atomic bomb to Japan in 1945. Its deadly cargo lost in the sea for nearly fifty years is at the heart of this classic Dirk Pitt thriller in which a small group of Japanese nationalist fanatics dreaming of a new Nipponese Empire set out to neutralise & blackmail the USA -- with nuclear weapons planted strategically in the country's major cities! ...

This is the thrilling prequel to Dragon Age: Origins" the hit role-playing video game from award-winning developer Bio Ware! After his mother the beloved Rebel Queen is betrayed & murdered by her own faithless lords young Maric becomes the leader of a rebel army attempting to free his nation from the control of a foreign tyrant. His countrymen live in fear; his commanders consider him untested; & his only allies are Loghain a brash young outlaw who saved his life & Rowan the beautiful warrior maiden promised to him since birth. Surrounded by spies & traitors Maric must find a way to not only survive but achieve his ultimate destiny: Fereldens freedom & the return of his line to the stolen throne. This is a must-read for fans of the multi-awarding winning game." ...

This is another thrilling prequel to Dragon Age: Origins" the hit role-playing video game from Bioware! After 200 years of exile King Maric has allowed the legendary Grey Wardens to return to Fereden. Their arrival brings news that one of their own has escaped into Deep Roads & aligned himself with their ancient enemy the monstrous darkspawn. Maric agrees to help the Grey Wardens leading them into the passages he traveled through many years before chasing after a deadly secret that threatens to destroy not only the Grey Wardens but also the kingdom above. This is an essential read for fans of the award-winning game." ...

A mystical killer stalks the halls of the White Spire the heart of templar power in the mighty Orlesian Empire. To prove his innocence Adrian reluctantly embarks on a journey into the western wastelands that will not only reveal much more than he bargained for but change the fate of his fellow mages forever. ...