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Escrito antes que Drácula, en este cuento Bram Stocker despliega todo su talento en la narración en primera persona de un joven inglés que visita los barrios marginales de París y termina viviendo una odisea macabra desatada solo por la curiosidad frente a una realidad tan diferente a la suya.

"The Judge's House" is a short story by Bram Stoker; published in 1891. When the time for his examination drew near Malcolm Malcolmson made up his mind to go somewhere to read by himself. He feared the attractions of the seaside, and also he feared completely rural isolation, for of old he knew it charms, and so he determined to find some unpretentious little town where there would be nothing to distract him.

Dracula's Guest is a short story by Bram Stoker. "Dracula's Guest" follows an Englishman (whose name is never mentioned, but is presumed to be Jonathan Harker) on a visit to Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the hotelier's warning to not return late, the young man later leaves his carriage and wanders toward the direction of an abandoned "unholy" village. As the carriage departs with the frightened and superstitious driver, a tall and thin stranger scares the horses at the crest of a hill.

Cuando la atención de un antiguo y peligroso vampiro recae sobre Mina Murray, su prometido Jonathan Harker se reúne con un grupo de valientes hombres en una carrera contra el tiempo para salvar la vida y el alma de su amada. Narrada a través de cartas, fragmentos de diarios, grabaciones...

El huésped de Drácula de Bram Stoker es una novela corta que forma parte de una colección de relatos de terror. La colección incluye algunos episodios inéditos, como éste en cuestión que, por lo que se dice se corresponde con el primer capítulo de la mítica novela de Drácula, pero que su editor recortó por considerarla innecesaria para el conjunto.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the character of Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman 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.

En español neutro, narrado por un humano selección de cuentos cortos clásicos de la literatura universal pensada para todo público.

The Essential Classics: Volume 2 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, Kobna Holdbrook Smith, and Jonathan Keeble. Spanning the Atlantic, this collection includes stories of vampiric horror in Dracula, Poirot's first outing in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, as well as Emily Brontë's timeless tale of love on the moors, and more.

Dracula by Bram Stoker is a gothic horror classic that tells the chilling tale of Count Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania who travels to England in search of new blood. Through journal entries, letters, and newspaper clippings, the story unfolds as a group of brave individuals, led by Professor Van Helsing, confront the ancient and sinister vampire. With its dark atmosphere, suspenseful plot, and timeless themes of fear and courage, Dracula remains one of the most influential works in the horror genre.

Kuangkat tutup peti mati itu, dan apa yang kulihat membuat jiwaku menggigil oleh rasa takut.Count itu terbaring di situ, tapi ia seperti telah mendapatkan kembali separo masa mudanya, karena rambut dan kumisnya yang sudah putih berubah menjadi kelabu kehitaman. Bibirnya berlumuran darah segar...

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the quintessential Gothic horror novel that introduced one of literature’s most iconic villains—Count Dracula. The story unfolds through diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings as Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor, travels to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with his estate purchase in England.

Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 8th of November 1847, the third of seven children. He began to also write short stories and in 1872 ‘The Crystal Cup’ was published. An interest in art developed and he co-founded the Dublin Sketching Club. Despite this busy life Stoker continued to write and these works paved the way for his most famous creation, published in 1897, ‘Dracula’. It is rightly recognised as one of the greatest horror novels of all time and although not the first with a theme of Vampires, it is undoubtedly the most well-known.

Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 8th of November 1847, the third of seven children. He began to also write short stories and in 1872 ‘The Crystal Cup’ was published.

Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 8th of November 1847, the third of seven children. Strikingly at Trinity College, Dublin his health had returned with such vigour that he was named their University Athlete whilst also achieving a BA in Mathematics with honours. At this time his interest in theatre became a job offer to be the Dublin Evening Mail’s theatre critic, co-owned by Sheridan Le Fanu. He now began to also write short stories and in 1872 ‘The Crystal Cup’ was published. An interest in art developed and he co-founded the Dublin Sketching Club.

The Judge's House is a classic ghost story by the Irish author Bram Stoker. The story was first published in the December 5, 1891, special Christmas issue of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News weekly magazine. It was later republished in Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories (1914). The short story has since appeared in many anthologies. In the story, a student arrives in a small town looking for a quiet place to stay while preparing for his examination. Making light of the local superstitions, he moves into an old mansion where a notorious hanging judge once lived.

Durante un recorrido turístico por un histórico castillo, el nuevo amigo de una pareja, mata accidentalmete a la cría de una gata. El hecho trasciende más allá de lo imaginable.

"Crooken Sands" is a short story by Bram Stoker. It was first published in the UK in the December 1, 1894 issue of Holly Leaves the Christmas Number of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, London. Mr Arthur Fernlee Markam, who took what was known as the Red House above the Mains of Crooken, was a London merchant, and being essentially a cockney, thought it necessary when he went for the summer holidays to Scotland to provide an entire rig-out as a Highland chieftain, as manifested in chromolithographs and on the music-hall stage.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. Content: Dracula's Guest / The Judge's House / The Squaw / The Secret of the Growing Gold / The Gipsy Prophecy / The Coming of Abel Behenna / The Burial of the Rats / A Dream of Red Hands / Crooken Sands.

"A Dream of Red Hands" is a short story by Bram Stoker. It was first published in the July 11, 1894 issue of The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, London. The first opinion given to me regarding Jacob Settle was a simple descriptive statement, "He's a down-in-the-mouth chap": but I found that it embodied the thoughts and ideas of all his fellow-workmen.

"The Squaw" is a short horror story by the Irish author Bram Stoker. It first appeared in print on December 2, 1893 in the British magazine Holly Leaves the Christmas Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. It was republished in 1914 as part of the anthology Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories. The story describes in gory detail how an American tourist in the German city of Nuremberg accidentally kills a kitten. It goes on to describe, in equally gory detail, how the kitten's mother gets revenge on the American.