Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker
Dracul
It is 1868, and a 22-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life.Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point - and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proven true. A riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense, Draculreveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . .. and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.
It is 1868, and a 22-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life.Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point - and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proven true. A riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense, Draculreveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . .. and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.
Nyelv | angol |
Kiadó | Bantam Press |
Kötés típusa | mäkká |
Méretek (Sz-M-H) | 153 x 232 mm |
EAN | 9780593080115 |
Szállítási idő | Nem elérhető |