Dracula

**Dracula** by Bram Stoker I had the pleasure of reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. Dracula is a book that defies all modern thoughts on the “blood-sucking” demon that is the main Character. It is the core root of all these ideas, and it is what spawned them. The book starts off with a man traveling to Transylvania to do work for his employer. The mans name is Jonathan Harker and his job is to answer any questions his client, Count Dracula, might have. On his journey he begins to notice a series of irregularities that might hamper him from his trip, had he been a man of superstition. Many things such as local village people begging him not to proceed with his journey and offering him gifts of religious value. However he arrives regardless of the warnings. When he enters he makes notice that the Count is a very cordial man, taking perfect fit the place of a count. However he soon discovers that the Count is anything but of normality, and Mr.Harker soon finds himself a prisoner. The story then turns to a series of friends back in England. When there begins to be a series of illnesses among the friends due to loss of blood they call upon the very noble and well educate Dr. Van Helsing. The rest of the story takes the reader through a series of climbs and drops that soon ensues an epic battle between good and evil. With men of royalty in play, to a man all the way from Texas. Many characters ranging from all different types of civilization will be enthralled in this classic novel. With the end being nothing of a disappointment. This book was nothing short of brilliant to me. I will not say that I loved it for every word I read. It was, however, nothing short of literary genius to be and has sparked once more my interest for British literature. With a number of quotes from all works from Shakespeare to Plato, it holds back none of the intelligence which should be accredited to Bram Stoker. Some may give the impression that it is really just a piece of gothic literature and claim it to be to grotesque and dark for any civilized person to like it. I would, however, in turn say that if a aspiring mind does not enjoy it I would question the validity of that person indeed. A must read for any well read person, Dracula was magnificent.